On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:50:24 -0700 (PDT), "noel.wade"
wrote:

So the question for you flapped pilots is: Would you be pushing your
speed up enough in this situation to actually be using your flaps?

Noel,

flaps only increase your highspeed performance. The better the
weather, the more advantage a flapped glider will have.

The index values show this pretty well: A flapped glider has up to 7
percent more prformance than a standard class glider, meaning that
your cruise speed is going to be 7 percent faster at best.

Judge yourself if you really need this...


Bye
Andreas