Flu Flu arrow fletching question

[El Perro]

Just wondering if you guys fletch your flu flu arrows with a helical or straight fletch and does it matter?

[macbow]

When I made them I used the same jig that,I used for regular,arrows.
Both straight and helical will,work.
Depends on how much you want them to put on the brakes.
For extreme braking  use 6 fletch.

[Gdpolk]

I do a very tight helical 6-fletch. It brakes fast.

[Pat B]

I use a single feather spiraled around the shaft. Good for about 30 yards.

[old_goat2]

I use 6 2" feathers, I can get more fletches out of a full length feather that way. They seem to outperform more conventionally fletched flu flu but stop fast enough that I can find them when I miss. I also don't worry much about what arrow I use. I have some lightweight arrows left over from my wheelie days. I've shot them at squirrels and they are fast enough the squirrels didn't duck them, they really didn't have too, but they didn't move before the arrow when past them nearby lol. I did part the hairs on ones head with the feathers.

[Dave Worden]

It seems to me that spiral fletch stops quickest.  We call them air brakes.  The arrows seems to scream down range about 30 yards, then stop and fall straight down.

[reddogge]

I do 4x5" helical. I need some terminal energy past 30 yards for goose hunting. Max distance is about 80-100 yards.

[ncheels]

A quick question on the subject of flu flus.  Do they make the arrow loud in flight or are they still quiet like an arrow with regular fletches?

[snag]

Not near as quiet as regular fletching because it is breaking up air in flight. But if you are just using them bird hunting it doesn't matter.

[Hummer3T]

I do straight, helical and spiral, all seem to work equally good just distance and noise is the diff.  Lately I have taken to spiral, seems to be more forgiving off the shelf.

I wished that a guy could use owl feathers, that would be quite and cool.