Originally Posted by
kt61
Too late. You sound sexist. You're the one that repeated it on a pilot message board. What do you think the chances are that those pilots managed to pass their sim checks without being able to lift the emergency gear extension? Or that they would actually try to land with one up without trying everything?
Agreed on all points. Even if they were a couple of pudgy ex-Riddle frats boys who could barely raise a Guinness with one hand, I'm sure any pair of airline pilots would be smart enough have both plus the flight attendant pulling on the emergency gear release rather than execute a gear up landing.
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