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This airplane's flaperons are manually activated with three
settings: Up, 1/2 flap (20 degrees) and full flap (35
degrees). By extending full flaps the aircraft is "on the
back side of the drag curve" and POWER is required; it is
importand to note that once full flaps are in position on
final approach, there is no retracting them, and no going
around. 1/2 flaps may be retracted at any time

without significant pitch change and loss of altitude, but not so with full flaps. For landing: on downwind I
reduce power to 3800rpms and put down 1/2 flap at 50mph IAS; then I reduce power, if necessary
(depending on density altitude), to realize a 300-500 feet descent rate; and then on final approach, only when
I have committed to the landing, I deploy full flaps at an indicated approach speed of 40mph while
maintaining 3800rpms. I continue the final approach at 40-35mph IAS, then flare with additional power and
touch down around 30-25mph. Again, I emphasize that at slow flight on glide approach with full flaps,
POWER is required with an increase in POWER just as the aircraft flares. I use 1/2 flaps only with a
significant cross-wind and at any time there is turbulence at the landing site. Caution must be used with full
flap landings at any time, but with a lot of practice the 701 can truly be landed at a very slow speed in a very
short distance. If you land without power do not go on the "backside of the drag curve" with flap extension.
Updates: Installed elevator VG's on 8-18-09.