SNS3Guppy
A good and informative post indeed.
As far as ag aircraft go, the guys that did apply flap in turns, had flap motors burning out at a a high rate, on S2R operations, IIRC. That was the last thing I needed on a remote operation, downtime for a burnt out flap motor. I flew the S2R, both Iron and turbine but never felt the need to use flap in a turn however. Can't comment on the Air tractor as I never operated it. There weren't a lot of them around when I last strapped an ag aircraft to my backside.
Maybe I should have amended my original post on this thread, to "high performance, high wing loaded aircraft". That would have not made it necessary for us to bring in the B747 so eagerly. I too flew the B747 classic and it was the easiest and most "forgiving" of the heavy aircraft I have operated.
In answer to the original post on this thread I say this. Think long and hard before raising flaps/high lift devises whilest in the turn. Dont let raising flaps in a turn become a reflex action. I still won't raise the flaps in a turn when I am PIC, or let it be done.