With insurance premiums skyrocketing—especially for pilots of complex, retractable-gear airplanes—the last thing you need is a gear-up landing because you were distracted. Aftermarket audio and visual alert systems can help, while some can even monitor the status of cabin and baggage doors and other systems.
While there are retrofit systems that focus entirely on monitoring the state of the landing gear, there are some other systems to include audio panels and even flight displays that have customized alerting capability. In this article we’ll scan the market for some top picks that won’t break the bank, and help you avoid breaking the airplane by landing with the wheels in the wrong position.