Originally Posted by
ferry pilot
There has been much discussion on this forum about the gear, and what would happen in the case of overspeed and gear selection.
From the report it seems they hit a maximum of 258kts IAS at 2000ft just before the indicated retraction of L/G. In which case the 260kts overspeed limit should not become an issue, so far as L/G is concerned.
That aside, I am curious about a small difference in the report concerning the landing gear controls.
The report at 7221ft determines that the FDR "indicated action of lowering of the landing gears".
At 1740ft the FDR "shows action of raising of the landing gears" and "the landing gears and speed brakes were retracted".
Does it mean that between 7221ft and 1740ft we cannot tell from the FDR evidence whether the L/G was actually extended, even if there is evidence to show that action was taken to lower it?