X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:47:03 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta11.charter.net ([216.33.127.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.1) with ESMTP id 4096783 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:54:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.80; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from imp11 ([10.20.200.11]) by mta11.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.02.04 201-2219-117-106-20090629) with ESMTP id <20100126165339.NPCV8038.mta11.charter.net@imp11> for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:53:39 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.101] ([75.132.241.174]) by imp11 with smtp.charter.net id aGtf1d0023mUFT705Gtf8M; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:53:39 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=84ZvpW_iPN0A:10 a=JKmJ90Ql8cTwSq5MZJoA:9 a=M7MSUHhRVNwE30PPH3RIVlV15p8A:4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Airspeed sensing switch /Auto gear extension / Engine out gear down Issue! From: Terrence O'Neill In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:53:39 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <5B2AC0DE-B448-4407-ACC0-CEEE1B5E261A@charter.net> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) Good reminder, Bob. =20 So, I don't have to put in an extra switch if I decide to belly-in = wheels up. Just cut the master (and aux master) before slowing to 90 = knots. Terrence. L235/320 N211AL On Jan 26, 2010, at 10:10 AM, bob mackey wrote: > I'm still not clear on why anyone would want gear extension to be = automated > based on airspeed. If I have to do an engine out landing, I'll lower > the gear if > there is pavement and plenty of time. Otherwise, the belly will = suffice. >=20 > But if there is an automated system for some reason, and it needs to = be > defeated before landing in a soybean field, then the master switch is = as > good a place to defeat it as any. You were going to turn that off = anyway, right? >=20