I was reading Bill's post on this past year with the Patrol. Noticed his "wheaties" comment and thought I would finally ask this question.
I am in the rigging stage. As hard as I tried and the time I spent on getting the forward flap pulleys just right, I missed the right one by just a hair. There is just a slight interference with the rear spar support as the flap goes into the last position. Just enough to make a slight noise. Options include a little metal removal which I have seen done. Another option is not going all the way to 50 deg flaps. Visually this setting is pretty "impressive"!! I could easily remake the aluminum guide and stop around 47 deg. I don't know that I can ever be skilled enough pilot to notice the difference.
So my question to the flying 4-place Bearhawks, "Is using the last notch of flaps a regular and needed occurence for short field performance?". I see it as a "wheaties" issue too as time passes!
I am in the rigging stage. As hard as I tried and the time I spent on getting the forward flap pulleys just right, I missed the right one by just a hair. There is just a slight interference with the rear spar support as the flap goes into the last position. Just enough to make a slight noise. Options include a little metal removal which I have seen done. Another option is not going all the way to 50 deg flaps. Visually this setting is pretty "impressive"!! I could easily remake the aluminum guide and stop around 47 deg. I don't know that I can ever be skilled enough pilot to notice the difference.
So my question to the flying 4-place Bearhawks, "Is using the last notch of flaps a regular and needed occurence for short field performance?". I see it as a "wheaties" issue too as time passes!
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