In the Elevator Trim Stalls configuration, what flap setting is used before beginning the maneuver?

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In the Elevator Trim Stalls configuration, what flap setting is used before beginning the maneuver?

Setting the flaps to full (40°) before an Elevator Trim Stall puts the airplane in a high-lift, low-speed state that makes the effect of elevator trim on pitch during a stall clear and controllable. With full flaps, the wing stalls more readily at a lower airspeed, so the trim’s influence on the nose-up or nose-down tendency is easier to observe and manage during the maneuver. Other flap settings don’t provide the same predictable, low-speed conditions the practice requires, and extreme or no-flap configurations either complicate the stall behavior or exceed normal operating limits.

Setting the flaps to full (40°) before an Elevator Trim Stall puts the airplane in a high-lift, low-speed state that makes the effect of elevator trim on pitch during a stall clear and controllable. With full flaps, the wing stalls more readily at a lower airspeed, so the trim’s influence on the nose-up or nose-down tendency is easier to observe and manage during the maneuver. Other flap settings don’t provide the same predictable, low-speed conditions the practice requires, and extreme or no-flap configurations either complicate the stall behavior or exceed normal operating limits.

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