> At what speeds are the flaps recommended on final? > Thanks. > Mitch Hargin
I don't know if you'll find an answer to that one, given that there are almost certainly no "official" recommendations from RR, and there are so few people flying with them. Mine aren't exactly normal KR flaps, but I make a point of not deploying them until I'm below 110 mph. Depending on whether or not I appear to be high or low entering base, I may drop them all right there or wait until short final, but I do know that I sure don't like to land without them. I've practiced no-flap landings and they burn up a lot more runway, but then mine function as speed brakes as well, since they are split flaps. That's the one smartest thing I did to mine. I'm surprised none of the Light Sport crowd has adopted this method to reduce landing speeds. Mine are about 5 mph slower with the giant flaps than without, and I get the benefit of a speed brake as well. For more details see http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/owings.html for construction details, although I think I'd just use piano hinges if I were to do it again. Back to the hangar for another round with the intercom installation. It's pouring down rain, so no flying today... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net --------------------------------------------------------------
