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    Engine failure turn back.

    Find a quiet airfield and try it out. Try landing straight ahead from different heights. Then try turning back at lots of different heights and angles of bank. For my aircraft at my airfield in zero wind, I can get back down to runway ahead from 200 feet with flaps and slip and turn back from...
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    Coordinated turns

    P prop turns clockwise from the pilot’s POV. Also, with flap out it needs a little left aileron in straight and level. I’m thinking maybe the flaps are not balanced?
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    Coordinated turns

    Awesome. Downloading now. Yes it flies straight with ball centred in level flight. With flap out it needs a little left aileron to fly wings level (not turning). Maybe flaps are not balanced for slow flight?
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    Coordinated turns

    I own a new to me STOL aircraft. It seems to have a tendency to turn right and skid left which I can’t quite figure out. Any insights welcome. In slow flight with flaps out and high engine revs to maintain altitude, wings level and with the balance ball centred with some right rudder, it...
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