Thanks Keef,
Sorry to hear about the splash down. On this particular aircraft the auto gear extend has been removed. The flying school bought the aircraft in this state and I beleive something has been installed to replace it but now can't remember what it is. Needless to say I learnt the emergency drop drills, we pulled the cicuit breaker, pressed the little red button down and hey presto, 3 clunks!
Something I'm also going to have to make a mental note to remember is the effect of panel lights on the gear indicator lights. I'm looking forward to flying it again soon, however will probably do some more circuits before I load some pax and venture off at 130kts!
Cheers,
Rusty.