REFLECTOR:Confession Week!!!

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Ronnie,

Didn't you notice a big difference in your speed?  That's what reminds me
when I forget to raise the gear.

John
>
> Speaking of Gear Up's,  How about a Gear Down!
>
> I took off one morning to fly chase for Phil Vaughn's first flight in
> his XL. I flew the 30 minutes over to Burlington, NC in no big hurry,
> enjoying the scenery.  When I entered the downwind, I flipped the gear
> switch, and confusion set in.  Why didn't the green down lights come on
> after the gear pump ran and cut off?  Then I hit the gear reset switch.
> Nothing.  After a few frantic seconds, I finally figured it out.  I had
> taken off from Lake Norman Airpark and I never raised the gear.  I flew
> all the way with the gear hanging out.  When I got in the down wind, I
> flipped the switch and the gear came up!  After muttering "Dumb A___", I
> flipped the gear switch back down.
>
> Yeah, Nathan, I have the post take off procedure on the panel, Gear Up,
> Fuel Pump Off, Cruise Climb.  But now I try to remember to USE IT!!!
>
> Ronnie