"Don't know what to call him . .. but I think he's one of those . .. "
yep . . . too much pull your head in . . .. . . . too much you know SFA . . .etc etc . . does excite the mod man's irrits sooner or later
as old hands know , Barons, Bonanzas etc that featured in numerous oops!!! . . . due the particular placement of the small switches that actuate gear and flap, being selected by mistake. (they are not really 'levers' in the accepted sense of a lever.) For those who may not be familiar . .. .Mr Beech made the plastic mouldings so that flap is a little flap and gear is like a little wheel.
The thing to do is look at the different shape of those switches . . . . know by rehearsal that if you need to whip the gear up smartly your hand will go to the correct one without a moment's hesitation
Pulling the gear up on an early Mooney .. . now that's a lever ..