Quote JWP1938 If the gear didn't deploy a "few feet above the runway" my heart would have been doing a lot more than pounding. Or maybe stop altogether. Unquote I said "At what seemed to be...." Even MY limited knowledge knows that we would be considerably higher than a few feet but I hadn't noticed the gear lowering (or not) and, as I said, I was in an aisle seat so my view was limited. I usually opt for (and get) a window seat and always avidly watch TOs and landings. In this case I could just about see some terrain outside and just assumed the gear was down and we were nearly there so the sudden engine roar and nose up came as a shock to the system.