Landing Gear and Brakes Practice Test 2026 – Complete Exam Prep

The warning system is built to keep you alert when the airplane is not yet configured for a safe landing, especially as you get close to the ground. There are protections that prevent silencing the landing gear warning in certain critical combinations of flap position, altitude, and thrust, so you’re forced to address the configuration rather than mute the alert.

In this scenario, the flaps/slats are not in the landing configuration (they’re in intermediate positions), you’re below 700 feet radio altitude, and the thrust levers are not in a high, go-around setting. That particular mix signals that you’re on approach but not yet configured for landing, and you’re very close to the ground. Because of that, silencing the warning would be unsafe, so the system prevents silencing until you either extend the flaps to the landing setting, lower the gear, or increase thrust for a go-around if needed.

If you were in full landing flaps, or if you were high enough with thrust in a go-around range, the warning would not be protected in the same way and silencing would be permitted. Similarly, with intermediate flap settings but above 700 ft and with thrust well above mid-range, the alert isn’t locked in the same way because there’s time and power to safely configure for landing.