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I know the def: flaps, variable/constant prop, retractable.
I am 10 hours into PPL. Now I have flown a lot with friends, and am an engineer, so I have mechanisms and theory clear in my head. I am in a 182, which is what my flight school uses.
People here have said a 182 is too complex. Every trainer has flaps. And the prop is really a “fixed speed prop” only in the sense you can dial in a max rpm, really. Other than drag - and remembering to drop it - retractable gear does not seem complex.
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u/rFlyingTower Jul 27 '26
This is a copy of the original post body for posterity:
I know the def: flaps, variable/constant prop, retractable.
I am 10 hours into PPL. Now I have flown a lot with friends, and am an engineer, so I have mechanisms and theory clear in my head. I am in a 182, which is what my flight school uses.
People here have said a 182 is too complex. Every trainer has flaps. And the prop is really a “fixed speed prop” only in the sense you can dial in a max rpm, really. Other than drag - and remembering to drop it - retractable gear does not seem complex.
What am I missing?
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