Originally Posted by
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Another old chestnut is to drop 10 degrees flap for a short field t/o in a 172. No, you don't.
It depends on the model. The C172 P,R,S models have the following direction in
the "Normal Procedures" section in the "Wing Flap Settings".
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-On a short field takeoff, 10 deg wing flaps and an obstacle clearance speed of 56 KIAS should be used.
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However earlier models have different direction. This is from the same section of a C 172 N POH.
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-Normal and short field takeoffs are performed with flaps up
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I find it discouraging that there are so many flight school propagated urban myths when accurate information derived from an approved flight test program is available in the POH.
