REFLECTOR:Re: RG vs. Fixed

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In a message dated 6/4/2003 6:54:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, wamowens@bellsouth.net writes:

> Has everyone has heard about the three kinds of retractable 
> gear pilots?
> 1 Those who have landed gear up
> 2 Those who will
> 3 Those who lie about it
> 
> 
> This is as much fun as high wing vs. low wing
> 
> Wayne

Wayne, that is a cute little saying but completely untrue. 

Many thousands of pilots flew retracts for thousands of hours over many decades and died of old age without ever landing gear up. In spite of all the hoopla gear up landings are pretty rare.

Rob