"Matt Barrow" wrote

With the gear down, however, you've narrowed your options. Over the
midwest,
it's not likely a problem. Over rougher terrain it's a different story.

Maybe I'm just used to flying over rough terrain, so I'm averse to
dropping the gear until I'm "good n' ready".

How about the option to put the gear back up, after the majority of the
altitude has been lost, and a landing site has been chosen that dictates the
gear up decision?
--
Jim in NC