Why Gear-up Landings Happen

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Gear-up landings are a recurring problem in retractable aircraft, with a significant number of incidents documented.
  • An AVweb Classic video by Paul Bertorelli (originally from 2017) analyzes statistics on these incidents.
  • The video offers practical suggestions and strategies to help pilots avoid gear-up landings.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ot2YxPHdE&feature=youtu.be

Gear-up landings in retractable aircraft don’t happen every day, but they happen often enough that the accident file is rich with examples. In this AVweb Classic video first published in 2017, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli analyzes some of the stats on gear ups and offers suggestion on how to avoid them.

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