Not wanting to take anything away from the crew, but we are taught to keep the gear down in a near-stall close to the ground situation, until clear of terrain and out of stall airspeed. This is to prevent extra drag from gear door extension in a critical phase of flight and also if ground contact becomes unavoidable, it should happen with the gear down rather than in the middle of a retraction sequence.
Your thoughts?
Last edited by Wytnucls; 27th May 2009 at 02:23.