ATP plane down at FWS

RDoug said:
Actually, the Air Force phraseology was, "N123, check wheels down, cleared to land," even on aircraft we knew to have fixed gear. No exceptions. And that phraseology for both USN and USAF is still contained in the FAAO 7110.65 to this day.
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Here in Troy (TOI) we have an army run tower on our civilian airfield. We are just north of Fort Rucker which is pretty much the mecca of army helicopter training in the U.S. I know that the tower here always clears to land "check wheels down" for ALL aircraft that it communicates with. Interesting to hear it while flying a 172 around, I am honestly not really sure what even flies around here that has retractable gear besides the Gulfstreams and citation and warbirds that fly out of the flight department I work for.
 
5.13. Landing Gear Reporting Procedures. Pilots operating retractable gear aircraft must report "gear down" to the ATC agency or runway supervisory unit after extending the landing gear. This report shall be made during any approach to an airport prior to crossing the runway threshold.
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From AFI 11-202V3, General Flight Rules, for us AF bubbas. Considering I can't think of a single AF fixed wing aircraft (pretty sure including the Preds, maybe not the Academy gliders though) that doesn't have retractable landing gear, it just becomes a natural habit for us to say, regardless of the aircraft we may be flying. I said it myself while flying in a 172 last weekend, at both a towered and uncontrolled field. If performing appropriate before landing checks and taking the time to add the extra "gear" to my base calls prevents me from landing gear up during my career, then so be it

Hearing "check wheels down" is still better than the "Perform landing checks" or whatever the call is from most Navy towers.
 
boilert said:
Hearing "check wheels down" is still better than the "Perform landing checks" or whatever the call is from most Navy towers.
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"perform landing check" is from the radar controller in prep for handoff to the GCA final controller. A carrier-ism.
 
Ah well learn something every day. Hearing it whenever I was on vfr downwind raised an eyebrow, but it makes sense that it's carrier-related.
 
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