It is if you continue to look for a crutch like flaperons. Please forgive me as I am not trying to be mean but the fact of the matter is this airplane is not a trainer and never will be one no matter what crutchs are applied (same goes for the PTS mustang) .

Using flaperons or for that matter even dedicated flaps in the learning evironment or a first warbird will result in disaster at some point virtually every time. Actually the real reduction in stall speed is perhaps one knot at best and what most people do is find theirselves flondering around around aimlessly too slow and behind the power curve. When they do stall (agine almost every time) its far worse.


I know that particular CMP airplane well and have both assembled a number of them and test flown many more for budding warbird pylon racers.


What you need to do is one or both of two things. First and most important 'do not set up flaperon' but instead adjust both ailerons clevis' so that with all aileron trims at neutral, both ailerons are reflexed up (up from in trail position) around a sixteenth to eighth inch. Now your approachs will be controllable with out diving at the runway which you are no doubt doing now.

Another helpful procedure is assuming your engine idles correctly is to use a larger diameter but flatter pitch prop.

John