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Offline StokesAk

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P51D Flaps Question.
« on: April 07, 2009, 08:25:21 PM »
I have been flying a 51D more often and when i rope someone and start to stall out around 100 mph the flaps wont come out? I have to be bout 120-130 for the irst set to deploy. Glitch, This happen to you?
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Offline MachFly

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Re: P51D Flaps Question.
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2009, 08:27:35 PM »
Quote from: StokesAk on April 07, 2009, 08:25:21 PM
I have been flying a 51D more often and when i rope someone and start to stall out around 100 mph the flaps wont come out? I have to be bout 120-130 for the irst set to deploy. Glitch, This happen to you?

I don't usually fly P-51 these days, but used to fly it alot thought. Never happened, always worked fine.
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Offline Krusty

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Re: P51D Flaps Question.
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2009, 09:44:04 PM »
The first notch is visible, but only just barely. You can feel the effects, though.

There is a flap meter on the instrument panel. You see it move, it means the flaps have moved too.
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Offline StokesAk

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Re: P51D Flaps Question.
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2009, 10:24:45 PM »
Ok, must be something wrong with my buttons. Thank you for the help.  :salute
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