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Old 20th October 2002 | 09:30
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distaff_beancounter
 
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Flap Settings for Grass Touch & Goes?

What is being taught, for T & Gs on grass, these days?
Or does it depend on the aircraft type?

My personal preference, on the assumption that I am using full flap, on the approach is:-

PA28s, with manual flaps of the "handbrake" variety, is quickly drop the flap lever from 3/3 to 1/3, at touch down.

AA5B & GA7, all with reasonably speedy electric flaps, is select flaps up, at touch down. This probably means that the last bit of the flap, is still running up as the A/c gets airbourne again.

Given the choice, I think I prefer to gain speed without the drag, whilst sacrificing the bit of lift gained from the flaps.
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