| ▲ | DavidVoid 3 hours ago | |
See also: the distinct shape of the flap and landing gear levers (which are often located next to each other). https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/22680/why-is-th... | ||
| ▲ | aaronmdjones 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
... and yet on more than one occasion, pilots have taken off and prematurely retracted the flaps when they meant to retract the gear! Humans fascinate me sometimes. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578defbae5274... https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578def27ed915... (Two separate incidents in the same year, on the same day, even) EDIT: Updated links to point to incident reports | ||