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Old 18th April 2014 | 22:05
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douglasheld
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Silly injuries

Stupidest I ever did was not follow the checklist properly. In a pa-28, didn't lower flaps fully and despite the bright orange warning painted there, stepped on the flap and fell onto the stirrup/step below. Ankle is still not the same, four years later. (Simple slotted flap on that type drops freely with a little downward load. It's held up by airflow, or on the ground by a spring)

I read the checklists now.
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