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DeltaVee47

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Hello all
Second test flight on 557GB yesterday and am really enjoying the great responsiveness of the plane. And either this is the easiest plane to land ever built or I have become ace of the base.
I am following the EAA test flight program and #3 calls for flap deployment. I have a VPX pro/G3X touch with the Steinair flap toggle on the panel. I have flaps calibrated for half and full flaps through the VPX. Works a treat on the ground and deployed perfectly in flight, retracted from the half position no problem but required multiple, 25-30, up movements of the toggle to get them to retract from the full position. Back on the ground everything works fine. I took the center flap mechanism cover off and everything looks good, including the flap position indicator.
Any ideas appreciated.
Thanks
Greg Beckner
 
This may/may not help you - I?d change the flaps mode to ? momentary? as recommended in the VPX install manual especially while doing the flight testing, then if you still have issues the problem will be elsewhere - maybe the switch ?
 
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