---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 12/31/07: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:02 PM - Re: Automatic Flaps (nick otterback) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:02:53 PM PST US From: nick otterback Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Automatic Flaps Linda, When i get back to TN i will email you the fix.. nick JOSEPH MATHIAS LINDA MATHIAS wrote: Nick, That may well be the problem; my right flap is down about 5 degrees sitting on the ground. At times it looks about 10 degrees but I can bring it back up to 5 degrees by lifing the flap manually. I also have a roll to the right when stalling with flaps; how do I fix it? Happy New Year, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: nick otterback To: lightning-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 5:25 PM Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Automatic Flaps Linda, Look for Movement in the inboard flap bracket. On the earlier kits, about 30 and earlier the counter sunk structrual screw that holds the bracket on was a bit long, so the manufacture of the flap used an extra washer, unfortunately this caused the braket to loosen over time and cause the flap to move about a 1/2" or so but no problem in flight. Discovered this on our Demo. The plane was out of trim all of a sudden. We also after about 20 degress flaps noticed a roll as flaps deployed. One flap would stay up a bit as the other went down causing a roll. We have since fixed the this on the kits long ago but not before ours or yours, and have flown the demo and all of our problems have gone away. The plane flys straight flaps up or down as it should..... nick JOSEPH MATHIAS LINDA MATHIAS wrote: Hi Lightning Lovers, I have a mystery to see if you can help explain; when I use 10 degrees flaps for takeoff in the Lightning, they raise automatically during the takeoff. I have never had to retract the flaps after takeoff. Any ideas? Anyone else noticed the same phenomenon? --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/chref="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List href="http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.