Sloppy Piloting

On 2008-01-08, dVaridel wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote
I immediately firewalled the throttle -- and slapped the flap selector to
the "up" position. Big mistake.
I was used to Cherokee flaps -- one click of the Johnson Bar up or down --
and was surprised to find my now-becoming-flapless plane sinking toward
the runway -- and I-94. I quickly put in a click of flaps, which
arrested the descent, just in time to clear the trucks on the freeway.
I went from Tomahawks to C150's when I moved town. Did almost exactly the
same thing after a couple of hours in the Cessna, total hours ~15, and 17
year old.

I did just the opposite. I'd done my primary training in both 172s and
Warriors, so I thought I was immune to that kind of thing, but on my Archer
checkout, I started a go-around and dumped *all* of the flaps instead of
just the first notch. Life got exciting for a few moments. I learned to hold
that Johnson bar firmly when pushing the release button.
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