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Old 19th Feb 2009, 10:03
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jemax
 
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Good job by all, especially at night.

Just thinking on a what would I do basis, if conducting an ARA they would have been at 300ft and would have completed Finals checks, hence landing gear would be down.

Procedure for water landing would be gear up floats inflated. So if time was of the essence what would be the implications if any of firing the floats with gear down. Would it be imperitive to get gear up before firing the floats. Or would it be feasable to raise the gear once the floats have inflated.
Also what actually are the implications of landing on water with gear down, other than drag on the water.

Once again good job by all the pilots, safety crew and pax
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