Chuck Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Hello there, I'm a new CTSW owner up here in NH, having purchased N159CT in Laconia a few weeks ago and hauling it back over here to the Upper Valley. I'm keeping it just over the VT border at 2B9 - Post Mills Airport. Since I got my ticket 8 years ago I've logged about 750 hours, almost all of which was in what I now refer to as my slow airplane - a 1941 Interstate Cadet. Early in my pilot training I got a few hours in a CTSW and had always had it in mind as a good cross-country machine, so I was glad to finally find one. This forum has been a great resource over the last few weeks as I've been educating myself on all things Flight Designs, and as I learn and fly more I keep coming up with more and more questions. I'll start with an easy one - I've read a lot of the debate about -6 vs -12 degree flap settings. On my plane the little LCD display reads -12 when I put the switch in the high-speed cruise position, even though the number printed on the sheet metal by the switch says -6. I measured with an angle meter and I'm pretty sure it's actually moving them to -6 degrees in this position - does anyone know why the display would read -12? Thanks in advance, Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Jefts Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 20 hours ago, Chuck said: Hello there, I'm a new CTSW owner up here in NH, having purchased N159CT in Laconia a few weeks ago and hauling it back over here to the Upper Valley. I'm keeping it just over the VT border at 2B9 - Post Mills Airport. Since I got my ticket 8 years ago I've logged about 750 hours, almost all of which was in what I now refer to as my slow airplane - a 1941 Interstate Cadet. Early in my pilot training I got a few hours in a CTSW and had always had it in mind as a good cross-country machine, so I was glad to finally find one. This forum has been a great resource over the last few weeks as I've been educating myself on all things Flight Designs, and as I learn and fly more I keep coming up with more and more questions. I'll start with an easy one - I've read a lot of the debate about -6 vs -12 degree flap settings. On my plane the little LCD display reads -12 when I put the switch in the high-speed cruise position, even though the number printed on the sheet metal by the switch says -6. I measured with an angle meter and I'm pretty sure it's actually moving them to -6 degrees in this position - does anyone know why the display would read -12? Thanks in advance, Chuck Welcome Chuck. Wealth of knowledge on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassStripFlyBoy Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 22 hours ago, Chuck said: does anyone know why the display would read -12? Guessing here, the boards have had some durability issues, possible someone replaced it with a unit from a bird that had -12 as the programming? Scroll through the logbooks and see if the replacement is noted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 The programming needs to be adjusted to show -6. What I can't remember is if we could toggle that with the programming switch or if it has to be adjusted in EEPROM (factory programming). Reach out to airtime aviation about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 Alright so looked through my flap stuff. You can change the displayed settings. I need to know what flap controller you have. When you turn on the flap system, does it display u15 or some other number for a few seconds, or does it immediately go to the selected flap degrees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted September 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 I just had a chance to get out and fly again today - it doesn't display anything at power-up, just goes straight to the indicated flap setting. The previous owner had replaced the board at some point a few years ago and I still have the defective board that came out if that's at all helpful. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 I can repair defective flap boards except when the microprocessor is damaged (it has onboard firmware). You have the old style controller. There is a special pinout to enable programming. Do you have a microswitch and rocker switch that came with the aircraft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted October 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 I did not receive any rocker switches or micro switches with the plane - I’ve got a box full of random electronic junk from past soldering projects though. I know there are some rocker switches in there, don’t know about micro switches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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