Spanky1

Good day!

Finally getting the flat spin down. I went to show my cousin the stick positions and forgot the elevator flaperon mix was on. FUNKY! It was doing some real weird things before I realized what was going on.

Has anyone fooled w/this function in the flat spin? It looks as though it is making the main wing try to go up above the horizontal stab. I'm not sure what the plane is trying to do. It appears with a little stick time you could do...........something.

If anyone has done this and can offer an explaination as to what is happening I'm all ears.

Thanks for any input.
Spanky

PaulSwany

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I like using flapperons for flat spins..... Makes the spin tigher and looses altitude less or even climbs if you do it just right...

bugsiegel

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same here, I usually fly the funfly's with the mix on all day.It seems to hold the nose up more in the flat spin.

Spanky1

Thank you for the response.
I still consider myself somewhat of a newby.
In the computer Tx, the flaperon mix is maxed out. If this is what you guys do then it's a matter of finesse and stick time.
Do you have ANY idea the ratio/mix?

Thanks
Spanky

outssider

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I have them on a switchable mix. I have the mix maxed out for maximum deflection and my plane doesn't like the mix on in a flat-spin. ....for those of you that use the mix on a flat-spin are you using maximum throws on the ailerons when the elevator is maxed out ???

George E.

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On some planes I use spoileron to smooth out a wobbly flatspin. The plane falls a little faster but much more gracefully.

Some planes I drop the flaps in an upright flatspin and the plane does seem to fall slower but it could be my imagination

Spanky1

Hi geoharry.

Define "spoileron" please. Is this flaps/ailerons up?

Spanky

Henke Torphammar

Howdy!

if I got this thing right, flaps is aileron down and spoiler is aileron up.

any one got a diablotin to flatspin?

George E.

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Spanky1

Spoilerons are ailerons UP. Some planes don't like to fall into a stable flatspin (could be my thumbs), the spoilerons seem to help but the effect is not dramatic.