Pilot DAR
I do not want to get into a pissing match here but I think you are splitting hairs with respect to the difference between "not authorized" and "prohibited".
Low time inexperienced pilots (which I believe are the majority reading this forum) IMO should not do procedures which are "not authorized" or on which no data or recommendations are provided for in the POH.
As a Designated Airwothiness Representative I would suggest you are in a unique position to make an informed desicion on where it could be desirable to depart from POH recommended procedures and do not represent 99.9 % of the average PPL population.
As a Canadian class 1 instructor I personally do not tell my students to always make full flap landings in light Cessna's. It is unnecesary to achieve reasonable landing distances and C 150/152/172/182 are easier to land with less flap as it easier to flare to the proper nose high attitude with less flap. As for takeoffs I also feel that no flap for normal takeoffs (which is the POH direction for the C 150, for example) and flap as directed in the POH for short field takeoffs represents practical advice for the majority of PPL's.
Last edited by Big Pistons Forever; 21st May 2010 at 05:42.