flaps

So I went flying a 172s with another pilot this weekend. It was a 2008 SP model. I noticed the other pilot used flaps-10 on every takeoff. I didn’t think much about it, but he also didn’t cleanup until 700 AGL. When I asked why – he said his instructor had recommended this. Later, during a...

CFI in training here (busy working up lesson plans). A friend of mine is a DPE and we’ve been having a discussion about the type of flaps on a 172. According to the Skyhawk 172 S POH, the flaps are a single-slot design (page 7-13). I believe they are therefore Slotted flaps. My DPE friend...