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Hi. I am curious about the landing gear handle on the 737. I notice on the panel there is up and down, but in the middle of the slot it says off. What the heck would the off position be for?  Surely not to drop the gear off the plane???  ;D    Any ideas guys?  Thanks

Up and down are self explaining. The "off" position removes all hydraulic power to the gear system. The "off" position is used in flight where we have no need for hydraulic power as the gear is held up by mechanical up locks. The "off" position is used no less than 10 seconds after up has been selected.......in the real world that is.

Matt

Well, that's an interesting new thing to learn. Thanks expat.