Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

I didn't look closely to see if it was a 172 or 182, but I think someone
else said it was a 182. If that were the case, then flaps 20 is fine
for a short-field take-off.



It was a C-182. You could see the cowl flaps as it went by. I don't recall
seeing the wing flaps down at all.

I noticed the flaps. Looked like flaps 20 to me, but hard to be sure.
However, up to 20 would certainly have been appropriate. My 182 took
off a lot shorter with flaps 20 and would climb at a pretty impressive
deck angle as well after lift-off.


Matt