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Title: P51D Flaps Question.
Post by: 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?

Title: Re: P51D Flaps Question.
Post by: MachFly 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.

Title: Re: P51D Flaps Question.
Post by: Krusty 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.

Title: Re: P51D Flaps Question.
Post by: StokesAk on April 07, 2009, 10:24:45 PM

Ok, must be something wrong with my buttons. Thank you for the help.  :salute