Skymaster STOL kits

[kevin]

That is noticably true in roll, *when the flaps are down*. An RSTOL airplane sometimes requires roll assistance with rudder on final, and in the rest of the pattern it is a slug compared to a stock airplane. I have never flown a Horton, but I assume it would be the same as stock.

With the flaps up, the roll response is the same as stock.

In pitch I don't think there is any significant difference.

There is a *small* increase in control friction in roll due the additional mechanism added for RSTOL, but I don't think it objectionable.

When I was selling my P model, I had one buyer say he decided against it because of the sluggish roll characteristics with flaps down.

Kevin