Flaps = more opportunities for a mistake as you have something else to care
of ...

It's built for:
- better XC task average speed

It helps:
- For take-off, with negative setting
- For xc landing in a short field

It makes things more difficult:
- When landing - If flaps set to "Landing" but you're too low
- When landing in turbulence - significantly less controls efficiency
- When landing at too-low speed - regaining speed takes long long
- When spiraling - less controls efficiency

In short - If you're not yet an reaonably experienced XC pilot, better to
avoid flaps ... Go for unflapped ship then start using your wing ballasts
first then if you still want to improve your perf then only ...

Jean