Hey everyone,
Have really enjoyed lurking this thread as I've rented an Arrow to use whilst at home in Sydney over the Christmas/New Year break.
I already regularly fly a PA28-236 Dakota, which has a CS prop, so expect the retractable gear will be the only new thing to get to grips with.
I am worried sick that I'll forget the bl**dy gear when I am away with my friends though - thinking about afixing a great big post-it note to the coaming that says
"DON'T FORGET THE BL**DY GEAR!" 
Question: when do you normally extend the gear? I assume this is done on downwind? The downwind checks I was taught are
"Brakes -> Mixture -> Carb Air Hot -> Fuel -> Harness -> Carb Air Cold -> Engine (T's & P's)"
Then, after I was converted to the Dak, someone else suggested that I should add Finals checks along the lines of "Reds (mixture fully rich) -> Greens (gear down & locked) -> Blues (prop fully forward/fine)" to which I also add "Clearance".
I will presumably extend my downwind check to include "Brakes -> Undercarriage -> ..." Then again, I'll probably be taught some other downwind checks by whoever converts me onto the Arrow I suppose!?
I fear I might end up of with a cacophony of different checks in my head!!! What does BUMFICH stand for anyway!?