One risk of retractable-gear aircraft is that the wheels might not come down no matter what you do. Now you're faced with picking the kind of gear-up landing you prefer: two wheels or none, grass or pavement? Don't think this one is just for retract pilots. Gear issues happen in all airplanes.
Paul Bertorelli
Paul Bertorelli is an ATP-CFII and in addition to instructing, he has been a charter pilot and sometime skydiving aircraft pilot. He’s also an experienced skydiver with more than 3,000 jumps. He’s currently editor at large for www.avweb.com and has been the editorial director and editor of Belvoir Media Group publications including IFR, Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety and IFR Refresher. He has produced numerous aviation videos. He lives near Sarasota, Florida.
