How would flaps affect our gauge system and the calibration procedure?
We calibrate “clean” and identify the LED or needle offset at the same in-flight dynamic with flaps in the landing configuration. By adding flaps will change the cord of the wing and/or the coefficient of lift. There is a reduced amount of LED’s that will indicate the Optimum Alpha Angle (OAA) or the ability for the aircraft to hold altitude, ZERO SINK in slow flight with complete aileron, elevator and rudder authority.
