Thanks for the input guys, and the tip for the African Forum !
Having flown the ERJ145 I'm used to whistling door problems, although the engineers would have us believe that was just due to poor door design and rigging problems. And having flown the Dash8 I remember having to also put a big handful of trim in as Flap 35 was selected. Mind you the ERJ145 has some noticable pitch changes when the first two stages of flap are taken, but so little hand flying was done (by order of the Fuhrer), people lost the knack of having to manage it, or even think about it. Sad really.
Whilst I'm here, perhaps I could make a request for a "quirk sheet" for the J41, if anyone currently flying it has one they might share ? Thanks again, and keep 'em coming if you can.
L8.