Checklist

Sure, I'll take the bet anytime, you see this is an old, old aviation joke.
If this happens while taxiing, the plane goes down. the wheels stay right
on the ground. The gear may "retract" but the don't go "up". HeHe.

And do you know what kind of gum a pilot chews when he goes through the
list. Ans: Rigley's Checklist gum

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Regards, BobF.
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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Bob F. wrote:
Everyone knows the gear can't come up while taxiing anyway, no matter
what
you do with the switches.


Do you want to bet? All it takes is for a microswitch to unload for a
second and the interlock is no longer part of the equation. While I can't
think of a specific episode while taxiing, I do recall a case where the
pilot selected gear up just before starting his take off roll. He
apparently thought it would look cool for the gear to suck up the instant
he took off. Unfortunately he didn't lift off cleanly and skipped
instead. Oops!



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com