stingray77 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hey When training carrier landings over the last weekend (Training mission "Case I Carrier Landing") I noticed that after putting the flaps down, I am not able to retract them any more - not by selecting the flaps handle in the cockpit - and not by hitting the keyboard-key or assigned switch...!? The slats go back up, but the flaps won't... Anyone else noticed? Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i7 10700KF CPU @ 3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB. 1TB SSD, VKB Gunfighter III F-14 Stick, Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle, Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals, Track IR 5 with Pro Clip, Logitech G510 Keyboard, Logitech Performance MX Mouse, Sony KD-55X8005C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trol Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 It is pretty easy to break the flaps. What was your speed when you deployed the flaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray77 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Ah okay!? I can try and check again... But if not totally wrong, I did as per my Rio's/instructor's callout - at some 225kts plus minus...... Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i7 10700KF CPU @ 3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB. 1TB SSD, VKB Gunfighter III F-14 Stick, Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle, Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals, Track IR 5 with Pro Clip, Logitech G510 Keyboard, Logitech Performance MX Mouse, Sony KD-55X8005C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, stingray77 said: But if not totally wrong, I did as per my Rio's/instructor's callout - at some 225kts plus minus...... You might have pulled too hard after which could also jam the flaps. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slant Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Hmm, he would already be close to rolling out on the reciprocal. If he had pulled too hard, that would have been the wrong play entirely. Is it possible that they oversped during the take off/carrier launch and he didn't notice? It's easy for some people to forget flaps, the Tomcat accellerates rather fast once you're flying level. Edited April 6, 2021 by Slant http://www.csg-2.net/ | i7 7700k - NVIDIA 1080 - 32GB RAM | BKR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray77 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Yep, looks like that was it! When checking again yesterday - and paying very close attention to not overspeed - I had no probs anymore... Thanks for your hints. Guess I won't forget to keep a look on my speed in future... Windows 10 64bit, Intel Core i7 10700KF CPU @ 3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB. 1TB SSD, VKB Gunfighter III F-14 Stick, Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle, Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals, Track IR 5 with Pro Clip, Logitech G510 Keyboard, Logitech Performance MX Mouse, Sony KD-55X8005C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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