Takeoff w/full flaps!!

[shamrock]

Anyone taking bets on how long it will stay up?

 

[EagleRJ]

Anyone taking bets on how long it will stay up?

The avatar, you mean?

 

[Kream926]

it will be gone tomorow morning

 

[shamrock]

The avatar, you mean?

Doh!

 

[CandlerWun]

There is no question that the flaps were asymetrically deployed even though I didn't notice it on the ground afterwords. I told my friend to take his hands off the controlls and the plane clearly yawed and rolled to the left although not abruptly.

Did you consider that the roll/yaw were probably due to the left turning tendencies produced by the high power setting and low airspeed at which the airplane was operating while climbing in the full-flap configuration? That's probably the source, rather than asymmetrical flap deployment, or some other minor mis-rigging which any 25+ year old airplane can be expected to have.

Josh M.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

I think (I'm not a mechanic so I am not sure) that for certification these days the plane has to be able to take off and climb with full flaps. At least for part 23 airplanes.

 

[wmuflyguy]

I think (I'm not a mechanic so I am not sure) that for certification these days the plane has to be able to take off and climb with full flaps. At least for part 23 airplanes.

I have been told that same thing. I'm not sure though.