Gear Warning

At 11:06 24 November 2005, Stefan wrote:
Graeme Cant wrote:

The only point of difference MIGHT be that glider
pilots should be
regularly briefed that if the warning is in the last
50 feet, they
should do nothing and expect a gear up landing. That
is the ONLY

And even this depends on the glider. E.g. in an LS4
with its beautiful
gear system, there's no reason to not put the gear
down even in the last
10 feet (if the runway is long enough to allow for
the additional
float). Been there, done that, no problem. BTW, if
I had had a gear
warning, I would have recognized and corrected the
situation much earlier.

Stefan

I agree that with the right glider, a competent and
experienced pilot it might not be a problem and then
again such a pilot would not need the warning in the
first place. It is never one single factor that results
in a mishap and the whole point of my argument is that
while everyone who has responded to this thread may
be able to cope, because they have the experience and,
more importantly, have thought about it, there are
those who, though no fault of their own, would not,
and have not. Your own glider, up to you, a club glider
we have to consider the lowest common denominator.
The very fact that this is being discussed as it is,
will increase the chances of those contributing and
reading it making the right decision if it ever happens.