Red Alert Thunderstorm at Geneva Int'l - Extra 400 Galatea

Extra 400 Galatea undertakes a breathtaking cross-country flight at low altitude in changing and sometimes challenging weather conditions which required careful planning and timing. Tricky landing in Geneva International. Lots of cockpit footage with comments. Enjoy!

[@peterlelievre]

I always love watching these videos. Its interesting to note the "expedite landing" is ironically not possible in this 'fast' plane when the gear is down. When I fly mine, I have been astonished at how high and how late you can drop the gear before landing. I now think of the Extra 400 gear primarily as extremely powerful speed brakes, the wheels/landing part are a bonus. Thanks for posting! #Extra400

[@N807DS]

Totally agree Peter. In this instance I did consider retracting again, but as you know the plane becomes unstable during gear transition and I felt that it was too risky to do another up / down cycle. We should really develop some "cookbook recipes" for landing fast, slow, short, etc... The airframe certainly has potential for this!