ORIGINAL: E.N.T.
Just one question. WHY the pilot not landed when he had the gear problems???
Instead he opted for continue flying and doing his stuff, then disaster striked .
IMO , and I won't any comments as to the cause , I would have landed immediately,
and checked everything. That's what I've learned in my years of rc. If I see something
wrong, just land, and check.
ENT
Personally, if there was a only gear issue, i would leave the gear down, burn off some fuel/smoke (in other words, get rid of the excess weight) and then land. That way IF their was a gear collapse the airplane would be as light as it could possibly be so the damage is reduced / minimized.