Originally Posted by
avi8orco
Not a bus driver here….is that a big performance penalty? Or if a motor blows on departure is the procedure to say screw it and stow the gear or just leave it out. I’d have to imagine it is a big penalty to leave it out and trying to use one motor to climb and drag the gear.
If you get the warning for hot brakes after retraction, it will tell you to extend the gear if performance allows. So yeah, with an engine failure, gear up. I would rather fly with the possibility of getting a wheel fire than not being able to fly.