I never timed the time required to retract the electric flaps but the balked landing procedure in the POH for these airplanes calls for retracting the flaps to 20-degreesimmediatelyand then to 10-degrees ASAP and then to up after all obstacles are cleared. That tells you what you need to k...
Heavy Nose Myth: The C-182 has a reputation for being nose-heavy. Personally, I feel the older C-172s were a little too sensitive to pitch input. (I haven’t flown a newer one so can’t say if this is still true.) By trimming the elevator properly for landing, I’ve never felt...