Hi all- quick question. I was thinking of playing with the flaperon option on my radio and Hog-Bipe. I have heard varying opinion about the use of flaps on a biplane, some of it negative. My intention is only to see what it does and make for some real cool slow and low flybys. Plus, I guess it could be of use for making high-descent angle approaches to landing. I have dual aileron servos and both upper and lower ailerons on my plane. If utilizing this feature, where would the recommended "starting point" be for flaperon deflection?? Thanks for any and all opinion/advice.

Since you have the capability and the interest, go for it. The Hog Bipe should be forgiving enough to let you do most anything. Just do it at altitude just in case the big Oops happens.

Look at various settings and see what happens. Start with the maximum deflection so that you will definitely see some effects. I haven't seen any data on the subject, before my time, and would be interested in the results.


Let us know what happens.

I have/had two hog bipes that I use flaperons with. I use my flap dial to move all four ailerons up or down depending on what I want to do with it. Mostly move them around for 3D style flying.

I move all the ailerons way up if I want to do an elevator or only slightly up if i want to fly a harrier pass at a high angle of attack.

I move them down if I want to use them like flaps for a slower landing or for very slow forward flight in a slight breeze. I have found that the Hog Bipe will have a harder stall break with the flaps down and only goes a little slower with them down.

To make loops tighter, I programmed in up into all four ailerons with up elevator. If you give down aileron with up elevator, the loop is not as tight since the nose down pitch change with flaps fights against the up elevator.

Flaperons are fun to play with now and then, but I found that most flights I will just leave them neutral and have fun. I actually end up moving all ailerons up more than down as flaps. Have fun experimenting.