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This fellow is building an Elite and has asked what is
the perfect flap setting for taking off from the water
on floats. He is setting his up with separate flap and
aileron droop controls. I'm not sure if the Rebel is
the same as the Elite, but with mine I usually use 1/2
flaps for take-off. However, I have never done the full
tests with different weights and power settings to
absolutely confirm what is the best setting. So I said
I would ask you guys to see if anyone has figured this
out for their Rebel.

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: DENNIS FINLEY [mailto:croydonmachining@telus.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:38 AM
To: Walter Klatt
Subject:


walter could you ask the rebel guys what is the prefect
flap angle for
float take off,based at the flat at the bottom of the
wing.I've been
working late hours and haven't been able to call.i need
to no the prefect
angles to calculate my cylinder stroke.
thanks
dennis



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Hi Walter !

I dunno what the 'perfect' flap setting is - I always
used full flap for takeoff, on wheels and floats !

Of course, I dropped a notch for best climb, after
about 50 feet or so, so your using 2 notches all the way
would be less fiddly than my way.

.....bobp

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At 05:35 PM 2/26/03 -0800, you wrote:

This fellow is building an Elite and has asked what is
the perfect flap setting for taking off from the water
on floats. He is setting his up with separate flap and
aileron droop controls. I'm not sure if the Rebel is
the same as the Elite, but with mine I usually use 1/2
flaps for take-off. However, I have never done the full
tests with different weights and power settings to
absolutely confirm what is the best setting. So I said
I would ask you guys to see if anyone has figured this
out for their Rebel.

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: DENNIS FINLEY [mailto:croydonmachining@telus.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:38 AM
To: Walter Klatt
Subject:


walter could you ask the rebel guys what is the prefect
flap angle for
float take off,based at the flat at the bottom of the
wing.I've been
working late hours and haven't been able to call.i need
to no the prefect
angles to calculate my cylinder stroke.
thanks
dennis



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Thanks Bob, I couldn't give him anything concrete
either. My float take-off runs depend more on how good
I am with hitting the sweet spot, wind and weight than
my flap setting, so I wasn't a lot of help. When I get
chance sometime, I still want to do some experimenting
with partial power and loaded up, and then maybe I can
determine which flap setting is best.

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com
[mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Bob
Patterson
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:24 AM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: FW: Flaps angles for Elite



Hi Walter !

I dunno what the 'perfect' flap
setting is - I always
used full flap for takeoff, on wheels and floats !

Of course, I dropped a notch for
best climb, after
about 50 feet or so, so your using 2 notches
all the way
would be less fiddly than my way.

.....bobp

-----------------------------orig.-----------
--------------------
At 05:35 PM 2/26/03 -0800, you wrote:

This fellow is building an Elite and has

asked what is

the perfect flap setting for taking off

from the water

on floats. He is setting his up with

separate flap and

aileron droop controls. I'm not sure if the Rebel is
the same as the Elite, but with mine I

usually use 1/2

flaps for take-off. However, I have never

done the full

tests with different weights and power settings to
absolutely confirm what is the best

setting. So I said

I would ask you guys to see if anyone has

figured this

out for their Rebel.

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: DENNIS FINLEY

[mailto:croydonmachining@telus.net]

Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:38 AM
To: Walter Klatt
Subject:


walter could you ask the rebel guys what is the

prefect

flap angle for
float take off,based at the flat at the bottom of the
wing.I've been
working late hours and haven't been able to call.i

need

to no the prefect
angles to calculate my cylinder stroke.
thanks
dennis



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