Originally Posted by
airboss
i was taught that you only raised your flaps after clearing the runway, keeps the runway in working order...JUST in case....you pull the wrong handle...and raise the gear !!! it used to happen quite a bit, now they have interlocks and micro switches to prevent this happening. also, leaving the flaps down during the rollout causes lots of drag and slows the aircraft. the spoilers keep it from flying no matter how fast its going (within reason).
flap retraction is on the "after landing" checklist/flow, which only gets done after you clear the active runway and are past the dotted line
then you call ground and request taxi to where ever you're going.