Originally Posted by Howard Hughes
Don't forget your EFATO procedures, pitch up, power up, flap up, GEAR DOWN!!
(my bolding KB)
Sorry HH, I have to take you to task on this one... why on earth would I put the gear
down on an aircraft that has just lost something in the order of 70% of its available thrust when I want to fly it around a circuit to a safe and controlled landing???
I want the drag
minimised, which to my way of thinking is gear
UP until the
landing is assured on the subsequent approach then, and only then, gear
down. Let's face it, these light-twins are never flush with power and are
going to struggle to make a safe circuit and approach on one engine, with little or no margin for error, or excessive drag.
There would have to be a fundamentally compelling reason to put the gear down as a part of the EFATO procedures... which I'm afraid eludes me. I may have missed something, so would appreciate your clarification.