flaps in C172??

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because slips with flaps are only placarded for liability reasons.

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I don't recall the FARs allowing one to deviate from a placard because it's only there for liability.

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I thought that there was a FAR allowing deviations from anything while causing an emergency?
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(he asked tongue-in-cheekly)
 
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because slips with flaps are only placarded for liability reasons.

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I don't recall the FARs allowing one to deviate from a placard because it's only there for liability.

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They are placarded to "Avoid slips with flaps extended", not prohibited. So if you do slip with flaps extended you are NOT violating the POH or any FARs.

By all means, if you HAVE to slip with flaps extended to make that emergancy landing where you are long on the approach... do! You just have to be aware that it is not recommended and you may expirience elevator ocillations.
 
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As far as whether or not to follow a POH for a particular aircraft . . . If you don't you are a test pilot.

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Most likely an uninsured test pilot.
 
As far as I know, the only parts of the POH that are scrutinized by the FAA and are considered regulatory are the Limitations, the Weight & Balance and Performance. These sections should be followed for obvious reasons. If anything you may want to be more cautious than the POH.

Everything else is just for information purposes. Most of it will be correct, but some of it may not be. Just because it is in the POH does not necessarily mean it is 100% correct.
 
That's very true that some things in the POH might not be fully correct. As a small example, the Beechcraft BE-76 POH has a graph for the time, fuel, and distance to descend. Unfortunately, the graph is based on a 170 knot true airspeed....while it is not a crucial example, it just shows not everything is perfect.
 
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