Timeline for Is the landing gear controlled by the pilot or is it automatic?
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| Apr 6, 2016 at 20:41 | comment | added | Adam | You also had to be aware of it for a short field takeoff over an obstacle. The gear could not be raised until you had enough airspeed unless you override the auto-gear. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 15:04 | comment | added | Dan Pichelman | @Adam You also had to engage the override as part of the engine failure checklist. Otherwise, the auto gear extension could ruin a perfectly good dead stick landing. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 15:00 | history | edited | SMS von der Tann | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 6, 2016 at 14:46 | comment | added | Jon Story | @Adam that sounds dangerous in an unintentional stall - extra drag right when you really want some airspeed! Although I suppose it could help with the pitch down angle | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 14:07 | comment | added | Adam | On the Arrow it was based on airspeed and throttle (I think that it was essentially ram air in the prop slip-stream). You had to engage the override while practicing stalls or slow-flight or it would suddenly drop the gear on you. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 13:05 | comment | added | SMS von der Tann | @DanPichelman Never knew that, another thing to add to my aerospace knowledge! | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 13:04 | comment | added | Dan Pichelman | Early Piper Arrows (and a few other models) had an automatic gear extension feature. It turned out to be more trouble than it was worth and has been disabled on most aircraft. I haven't found an authorative link describing it, but google 'piper automatic gear extension' and you'll see what I mean | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 12:25 | history | answered | SMS von der Tann | CC BY-SA 3.0 |