X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3882139 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:12:35 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20091011031202.WQPQ14181.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:12:02 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.87.66]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id rFBz1c0061RstZw04FC15r; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:12:01 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=Qs8Ph_KwSRjcAbMPxWgA:9 a=7Vn01GPGUddekzc7-MldW2dgfAsA:4 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=YarKIx00AAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=YmSUYOkJRfMjELNyBNAA:9 a=K2XPjQs-Ci3g6gufO74A:7 a=A0AeDH3H9nVh4A3uyII4K7RUmuQA:4 a=q03wWUK6tb4A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <3E6FB2742BC7439980E9457F57DB6A54@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Flap Control? Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:12:00 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01CA49E5.ECFEA410" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01CA49E5.ECFEA410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff, Is your RV-7 flying yet? If not, why not try the standard "hold the = switch" installation before trying something different? I flew an RV-6A = for a couple hundred hours with this setup and found it pretty easy to = live with. No flap position indicator in my airplane but it was pretty = easy to tell when more or less flap was needed and where you were by = pitch attitude once you got used to it. My -4 has manual flaps which I chose to keep it simple. If i were doing = it over today I'd put in electric flaps with a simple rocker switch = either on the stick or throttle (the 6A switch was panel mounted). Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jeff Luckey=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:24 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Flap Control? Hello All, =20 I am probably a little off-topic here, but you guys provide such great = information that I thought I'd run this one past you. =20 I'm looking for a flap controller for an RV-7 that mimics the good-old = C-172 flap controller. =20 =20 I like the C-172 system because it: =20 1.. does not require the pilot to hold the switch until the flaps = are in the desired position=20 2.. give a visual indication of both the selected position and the = actual flap position=20 3.. allows the pilot to select any flap position, no matter what the = current flap position is=20 =20 =20 I don't like the C-172 system because it: =20 1.. is full of speedometer cables and limit switches=20 =20 =20 =20 Does anyone know of any after-market devices that accomplish these = goals? After Googleing for a while I found a few, but none that meet = these criteria. Perhaps I overlooked something. =20 As always, any suggestions are much appreciated, =20 -Jeff =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01CA49E5.ECFEA410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jeff,

Is your RV-7 flying yet? If not, = why not try=20 the standard "hold the switch" installation before trying something = different? I=20 flew an RV-6A for a couple hundred hours with this setup and found it = pretty=20 easy to live with. No flap position indicator in my airplane but it was = pretty=20 easy to tell when more or less flap was needed and where you were by = pitch=20 attitude once you got used to it.

My -4 has manual flaps which I chose to = keep it=20 simple. If i were doing it over today I'd put in electric flaps with a = simple=20 rocker switch either on the stick or throttle (the 6A switch was panel=20 mounted).

Mike Wills

RV-4 N144MW

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Jeff Luckey=20
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Saturday, October 10, = 2009 9:24=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Flap = Control?

Hello=20 All,

I am = probably a=20 little off-topic here, but you guys provide such great information = that I=20 thought I=92d run this one past you.

I=92m = looking for a=20 flap controller for an RV-7 that mimics the good-old C-172 flap=20 controller.

I like the = C-172=20 system because it:

does not require the = pilot to=20 hold the switch until the flaps are in the desired=20 position=20
give a visual = indication of both=20 the selected position and the actual flap = position=20
allows the pilot to = select any=20 flap position, no matter what the current flap position=20 is

I don=92t = like the=20 C-172 system because it:

is full of speedometer = cables=20 and limit switches

Does anyone = know of=20 any after-market devices that accomplish these goals? After = Googleing=20 for a while I found a few, but none that meet these criteria. = Perhaps I=20 overlooked something=85

As always, = any=20 suggestions are much appreciated,

-Jeff

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