Been thinking about the 4 second delay on gear selection.
Not keen, as I did once have a flameout on my CARF Lightning. The deadstick approach went well, I just made it to the strip, but somebody yelled "put the wheels down" at the last second. I flicked the switch and done they came just in time.
Just seems unnatural to have a delay just in case of an inadvertant selection.
On the throttle interlock, again I have misgivings. We select full throttle to commence the autostart. Not a good time for a gear up misadventure.
And when applying full power on takeoff is the worst time for a belly-flop.