Jose wrote:
Additionally, your CG probably changes when you retract your gear.
That's one of my commercial DE's pet points.

Do you mean the actual CG (from the repositioning of the gear further
back, such as in a C172RG)

The actual CG. I would think that most retracts would change CG since
at least the nose gear is in a different position relative to the datum,
but I can only speak for the Arrow that I flew for my checkride.


or the change in flight behavior due to the
change in CP from removing the gear from the slipstream (such as in an
Arrow, where the gear retracts straight up)?

Only the mains. The nose gear moves back.


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