Collin Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Tried searching the forums about this but my efforts were poor. Why “gear up” when it comes to this category? Interested in the logic/reason. Normally you are airborne when weight off wheels. Gear could be down or in transit soon after rotation or on final/in the pattern. I called “airborne” to CATCC each Case III launch. I guarantee I was airborne, but I was still waiting for three up indicators and the red light to go out in the gear handle. More curious than anything. I’m interested in doing a launching IAF F-4E with gear in transit. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrew.deboer Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) It seems they just chose “gear up” for the name of the category without much circumspection. Your search for logic may not bear fruit. Maybe they would consider “Airborne” or “In Flight” instead; this would account for any aircraft not in contact with the ground. I have an F/A-18F modeled in the groove with everything hanging out - definitely not ‘wheels up’! Our model club always refers to it as “on a stick”. Edited September 9, 2019 by andrew.deboer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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