Verifying flap retraction

"I just proved that to myself today. Took off with the upper latch undone
on the Archer. Decided to go on to the next airport (five miles) and....

You're not alone. Recently, I was reading an older issue of P&P, and they
did a pilot report on a Cherokee, shown with the upper latch undone.... :-)

"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message
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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Neither is having a door pop open but, look how many pilots that has
killed.

Roger Long

I just proved that to myself today. Took off with the upper latch undone
on
the Archer. Decided to go on to the next airport (five miles) and land
there to fix it. Got distracted and forgot the boost pump in the pattern.
Not a disaster, but I demonstrated to myself that a door open can be more
of
a distraction than I had thought. Doh!

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America