Gear Warning

At 07:18 20 November 2005, Ramy Yanetz wrote:

I agree traffic and landing area may not need checklist,
but definitely
checking radio frequency and volume, trim for pattern
speed and checking the
spoilers must be part of every landing checklist.

Ramy

Personally, they are not part of my pre-landing checks.
If I've been flying in icing conditions (wave) I'll
try the airbrakes on the way down, apart from that
it is not necessary to check them prior to landing.
I don't adopt the approach speed until just prior
to base leg and I always trim after changing speed
whenever I'm flying, so why have it as part of a checklist?
The radio check may be valid in the States but isn't
necessary in the UK.