Originally Posted by
Sunfish
flying a mix of fixed and retractable you are stupid if you do not include gear in your mental checklist, likewise propeller.
My response to the mental challenge on fixed gear is "down and welded".
I never included it in fixed undercarriage aircraft. Didn't see the point.
The more I see of checklist use, the more I believe, particularly in single pilot ops, that if you have forgotten a critical item such as GEAR, you will probably also forget to do whatever checklist is supposed to trap that error.