"Kingfish" wrote in message
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Not a stupid question at all. However, if the plane was going too fast
(not sure what flap speed is on the SR20) it'd have to reduce power and
slow down before lowering any flap. The problem here is time. It seems
as if they essentially flew into a box canyon and had to make the 180
turn quickly before busting LaGuardia's airspace so the turn was
probably made at something nearer to cruise speed which would mean a
larger turning radius and prohibit flaps.

The radar track showed they were going at 97 knots. At that speed, turning
with a 50-degree bank should've worked fine, with no need for flaps.

--Gary