deyoe

I have several planes that like to land fast. I fly from a very short field. I was thinking of utilizing flaparons to see if this might provide a larger flight envelope and slower but controllable landing speeds. Has anyone tried this and what success or not did you have?

All Day Dan

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I’ve had huge success converting all my tapered wing planes to flaperons. Control is perfect through the entire approach and final phases and touch downs are as good as it gets. It takes about 1/8 inch droop to get the results I want. Dan.

J330

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I use flaperons when ever I have a 5 servo plane that allows me to program it into my radio. I can't find one application that I've flown that doesn't like it on landing and take off. From Telemasters to Scat Cat quickie 500 models I've owned. They all seem to respond to giving you more lift at lower speeds on approach. Some require just a little flaperon for good results, you don't go crazy with it. I liked it also on a P-51, and a Zen 50 pattern style ship.

deyoe

thanks for the info. All I need now is what plane I want to sacrifice as practice.

J330

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Sacrifice?
You mean upgrade with a useful feature!

All Day Dan

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It's a harmless addition. Droop them a small amount at first and you can't lose. Use a switch that you can get at without moving your hand from the elevator/aileron stick. Dan.