It's not about the gear. It's about seasoned veterans posting questionable advice that could negatively affect the lives of impressionable up and comers who come to forums like this one to learn more about the business.
So between the three of us, Clunkdriver, Wolfdog and me we are somehow giving questionable advice?
I know the other two posters personally and between the three of us we have flown around one hundred and fifty years accident free.
How come the way we configure airplanes has worked so well for us but if the new generations listen to our advice it will be detrimental for them?
Flying airplanes is not all that difficult that it requires some special talent to fly them safely...
.....we feel that complete reliance on written check lists results in a paint by numbers quality of artist.
This thread is about landing with the gear in the wrong position.
The real serious checks such as taking off with no fuel or the wrong tanks selected....trims way out of wack......controls locked and landing with the gear in the wrong position are checks that do not need a written check list.