Gene Buckle writes:

 > > It was a particularly nasty trick on a 172M, which uses an up/down
 > > toggle switch rather than a slider for flaps, but I caught on when the
 > > plane wouldn't climb at 70kt with full power.
 > >
 > <humor>
 > Next time, look to your left and a little bit up and to the rear.  If
 > there's a big honkin' chunk of metal blocking your view, check the flap
 > switch. *huge grin*
 > 
 > </humor>

<lack-of-humour>
In the 172M, the rocker switch doesn't tell you anything (and the
position indicator beside it was, of course, U/S).  In the end, I did
look out the window, which was a non-trivial bit of contortion with an
instrument-training hood on.
</lack-of-humour>


All the best,


David

-- 
David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/

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