ORIGINAL: Spencer K

to be honest, most f-16s dont seems to have the "need" for flaps. the f-16 airframe has no tip stall tendancies, so getting the nose up high is easy. using regular flaps without leading edge flaps moves the center of pressure back preventing the nose high attitude that the f-16 likes. it might even come in faster with the flaps than without with the nose high.

when it comes to ailerons however, i do recommend them. like said above, you wont be nearly as precise without ailerons, not to mention the trim issue. the real one has them for a reason.