Phil
imho, yes it is. There is no load on the flap drive, all flight loads
are taken along the flap hangers except perhaps a bit of skin friction.
The flap should stay anywhere you put it in flight without having to
hold the lever. Only load on the lever is the weight of the gear, hence
the importance of the bungee and its tension
Graham
flyingphil2 wrote:
> Having said that, the person I flew with partially raised the gear and
> allowed
it to float at half flap for a short while whilst climbing out to reduce the
pitch change. Is that the best technique to use or is fitting a motor and
making
the flaps independent of undercarriage better or is there in fact no problem
at all?
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> Regards,
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> Phil
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