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Originally Posted by Cd
As we would near our destinations , I could hear the pilot lower the gear despite being ten minutes away away from landing. I could literally feel the drag pulling the plane .
I'm sure there is a safety related reason for lowering the gear several miles away from the airport, but it still makes me cringe every time it happens.
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Yes and that safety reason is so the airplane can go from 500~MPH and 30K feet to 180~MPH and airport elevation. It's really hard to land at cruise speed.