Paul,
Tapping brakes stops the rotation before entering the wheel well. You do
not want them spinning into the gear well.
Leaving them down blows off excess slush and snow as well as freezes any
thin residue that may be left. having it freeze in the wheel well can
make it stick into the well.
Michelle

Paul Tomblin wrote:

This will be my first winter flying the club's Lance. One instructor told
me that you want to tap the brakes before retracting the gear to dislodge
any slush or snow so that it doesn't freeze in the wheel well, and I read
somebody else saying that you should hold off retracting the gear after
take-off for a little while to blow the slush and snow off. Should I do
one or the other or both?




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