Deeply Studying The Manuel

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GaryRR
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Deeply Studying The Manuel

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I have found out that I am not always operating by book recommendations.
I did a flight Sunday morning from KSEG to KEVY, Middletown, DE. (Orbx Airport). On approach I had minor pitch and AoA holding trouble. After reading the pertinent parts of the manual it turns out I was in the wrong having Cowl Flaps open and only flaps one or two on approach. Can small things like that so noticeably effect the flight characteristics?

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Orlaam
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I'm not so certain about cowl flaps. I feel that I've always kept them closed per the checklist in cruise and to the runway. You can even close them on climb provided the CHT temps are ok. For the actual wing flaps, a large number of Bonanza pilots keep them up for landing. I find up or 10 degrees is much easier to land than full flaps at slow speeds.
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ClipperLuna
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Re: Deeply Studying The Manuel

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I'm a bit late to this thread. I generally keep my cowl flaps closed on approach and I bring the wing flaps down after I've turned final. I think the cowl flaps cause a small reduction in speed if you open them up, but I've never noticed any pitch problems. Not sure about wing flaps.

Just to clarify, did you have any passengers in the backseat and/or heavy baggage in the baggage area? That can affect pitch stability (and not in a "good" way)

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