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Marking flap position
- Thread starter PeteP
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alpinelakespilot2000
Well Known Member
Pete-
I'm like you. Less is better. Full flaps is 12 seconds down, half flaps is 6 seconds down. I only use no flaps, half flaps, or full flaps. If for some reason I forget to count, I can now visually tell when they are at any of those three positions.
If you do want a visual indication, just use a sharpie where the outboard leading edge of the flap meets the wing top skin per Philip's suggestion above.
I'm like you. Less is better. Full flaps is 12 seconds down, half flaps is 6 seconds down. I only use no flaps, half flaps, or full flaps. If for some reason I forget to count, I can now visually tell when they are at any of those three positions.
If you do want a visual indication, just use a sharpie where the outboard leading edge of the flap meets the wing top skin per Philip's suggestion above.
N941WR
Legacy Member
Like you, I kept mine Van's simple.
No marks of any kind because I found out for landing there are two settings, up and down.
Abeam the numbers I drop in all the flaps and trim it and keep that speed until the flair. Very simple and an easy way to make consistent approaches.
For soft field operations I lower the aileron and drop the flap to match it.
No marks of any kind because I found out for landing there are two settings, up and down.
Abeam the numbers I drop in all the flaps and trim it and keep that speed until the flair. Very simple and an easy way to make consistent approaches.
For soft field operations I lower the aileron and drop the flap to match it.
Bubblehead
Well Known Member
Me too, I think - I used full down aileron to set the mark. I had used an inclinometer to find different flap positions, then reverted to the KISS method.
Walt
Well Known Member
Down aileron is 15-17 deg. but that's pretty close!
flyboy1963
Well Known Member
ditto....almost
I think my marks are at 10 and 20 (30 being full, so no mark needed)
they are just printed black label strips about 8" long each, and since rarely in the weather, have lasted 8 years outdoors with no ill effect.
For what it's worth, full down aileron, about 15 degrees, is widely considered to be max lift flap setting, should you want to show that as takeoff flap setting.
I think my marks are at 10 and 20 (30 being full, so no mark needed)
they are just printed black label strips about 8" long each, and since rarely in the weather, have lasted 8 years outdoors with no ill effect.
For what it's worth, full down aileron, about 15 degrees, is widely considered to be max lift flap setting, should you want to show that as takeoff flap setting.
JonJay
Well Known Member
100 mph max.
