Originally Posted by
takingmessages
Because of this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merion_air_disaster
I am against flybys and/or any creative maneuvering when troubleshooting a landing gear.
No one can do a thing to change the outcome, I'd run the checklist and land the plane.
FWIW...
If one has the fuel, I'm all for doing a fly-by, or having the aircraft inspected in flight by another aircraft; as stated before; have done it, and have had it done several times.
One one occasion, had I information that a tank door was open, I'd have known I had a blown actuator, and it would have saved me a spare 20 gallons of H5606 that I poured in flightt, addressing a gear and flaps issue. On another occasion, an exterior inspection I made of another aircraft yielded a decision to land him last, due to potential loss of the runway; until an inspection was done, we didn't know what was available or the extent of the problem, and it was good information to have.
Checklists don't cover everything.
Which procedure do you suggest they run for "wheel fell of,f" or "landing gear may be partially attached or damaged?"