I was taught that way too, even though I assured all instructors that I
could barely afford to fly a fixed gear aircraft and was pretty sure I'd
never be flying a retract.

I've got Johnson bar flaps, so there's really not much chance of confusing
flaps with gear in my TP.

I'd keep flaps down for a soft field and flaps up and on the brakes for a
short field.

mike

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Erik wrote:


Regardless of the type of landing, even short field or soft, I've
always been taught to clean up the aircraft after I'm clear of the
runway. I don't touch anything until then. So, keep them down, I've
been taught.


That is the weekend pilot information you got there. You give up
performance but you'll never retract the wheels on the ground. It's a
newbie answer. Are you a newbie?