Flap angles

Rick Durden wrote:

Cessna switched to 30 degrees of flap deflection maximum on a heavier
model of the 172 because of rate of climb requirements during a balked
landing under the FARs.

That's also the reason the 160hp Maule has only 40 degrees of flaps while more
powerful ones have 44 degrees. Even at that, max gross is 200 pounds less than the
180hp version.

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.

In article , Rick
Durden wrote:

There is no problem with slips with full flaps on a 172, it's another
of aviation's old wives tales.

Why does the 1979 C172N have a placard by the flap switch that states,
"AVOID SLIPS WITH FLAPS EXTENDED"?

Hi,

Recently, Rick Durden posted:

I'm always amazed at the amount of misinformation running around here.

(snip)

There is no problem with slips with full flaps on a 172, it's another
of aviation's old wives tales.

So... I suppose that Cessna was so taken with this "old wive's tale" that
they decided to include a warning against it in the POH? ;-)

That said, I have slipped 172s with full flaps and lived to tell about it.

Neil