I used to fly photographers, and took a lot of pix myself, when I was
renting 172s. I'd generally throttle back to about 90 knots before opening
the window. I'm sure there was a pitch change, but I don't retrimming so it
can't have been much. Maybe putting in one notch of flaps helped.

Also, when you bounce a landing, it's nice that your CFI can look down and
note drily "Wheel's still on. Try it again."

Seth
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Seth Masia wrote:

There's also a difference in visibility. The Cessna, because of the high
wing, gives you an unrestricted view downward, so it's great for
sightseeing and taking pix.

The window has a retaining strap near the bottom. Disconnect that strap,
and the window will open fully in flight. Once opened, air pressure keeps
it up against the bottom of the wing. The plane then has a tendency to yaw
to the right, requiring lots of left rudder to keep straight. The pitch
also changes, but I don't recall which way I had to trim.

George Patterson
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