Usually most POH/Flight Manuals recommend to use a a specific flap setting for takeoff (usually short or soft field).
Before you read my question below, I know that flaps add drag but also increase lift (or in other words: a tradeoff of more lift with a measurable drag penalty) and also the higher the density altitude the more overall performance decreases.
However, I overheard that if density altitude is quite high that the use of flaps for takeoff actually is not recommended because it degrades performance. What is correlation between high density altitude and flaps as it relates to a decrease in performance?
Thanks for the feedback.
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