I-16 landing. With or without flaps?

[Kubert]

It's just me, or I-16 is more stable on landing approach without landing flaps? In my begginings with I-16 I was using flaps and my landings were all over the place, bumpy, near stall, or my plane started to climb instead of "sitting down". Then I saw this video:

Three pilots on an air show landed their I-16s without flaps. I tried this in a game and all my landings without flaps were much better than before. Still little bumby (very similar to this video) but completely under control. Since then I am not using flaps when landing I-16. 

What was standard landing procedure of I-16 in World War II?

[MDzmitry]

Here on pages 16-17 (http://i16fighter.aviaskins.com/materials/documents/i16_m25_book1.pdf) a process is described for landing I-16 with M-25.

If we ignore some parts being crossed out with a pencil, I-16's "ailerons lowering" (earlier versions' analog of standard flaps) should only be used during "poor approaches" or when landing at smaller/shorter airfields. It is also noted that I-16 with ailerons lowered becomes less stable.

[Kubert]

Interesting. This game never stops to surprise with it's details.  Still learning something new after all this time. Thanks for the info. Case closed then I suppose. 

Edited June 20 by Kubert

[FeuerFliegen]

Very interesting!  I will have to try landing without flaps and see how it does.  I'll probably try with them at 50% too

 

I see that last guy had his canopy door open during flight; and it didn't rip off!