That’s a good argument for using a (On)-Off-On DPDT type switch like https://www.aerosportproducts.com/product/flap-switch-2/ so you don’t need to hold the electric flap switch in the up position.
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My only experince of electric flaps is Cessna - nothing fast about them.
The thing about manuals is that you can, if you wish, pick a moment either to deploy or remove.
By holding the leaver you can make this action quick or slow.
I cant imagine that sort of control with a any sort of electric motor.
I bow to your Sonex specific experince, if it somehow is diffrent from my speculation.
Two more points in favour of manual, for this class of aircarft,
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List item It is fail safe - no electric motor or switch to fail.
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List item Sonex, along with its many competitors, is a simple aircraft - why complicate it without good reason/benefit
Yes, flaps are electric. They work very well. Not too fast, not too slow. Trim is electric as well. The trim switch is on the stick.
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