REFLECTOR: Gear warning horn

[Dale W. Thomas]

That auto-extension feature used to be on the Comanche as well.  Until
somebody was trying to stretch an emergency glide to the runway, the gear
extended and caused him to crash short.  The legal decision was that he
may have been able to reach the runway if he could have kept the gear
tucked away a bit longer, so Piper quit installing the system.

I guess nothing's perfect....

Dale

>
> With all of the talk about gear warning horns, I am surprised no one is
> looking into a Piper Arrow like solution with an auto gear extension
> system.  Although I never had it deploy, it always felt good to know
> that it might make the save if needed.
>
> So what would it take?  What are the problems?  Is it very complex?
> Like every solution there are compromises that have to be made.  I am
> just hoping that there is some straight forward way to implement a
> safety net solution so I don't become a member of the gear up landing
> club.
>
> (OK so those of you with the fixed gear don't need to remind me that you
> don't have this issue. Fixed gear is a fail safe solution, but again, a
> compromise)
>
> Jerry
>
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