But there are times when it is completely reasonable to have the pressure
down low but the gear still stowed. I don't want my teeth hurting then
grin.

You can fly it that way, but I try to make it a point to not fly with the
gear horn on for more than a few seconds, if I have to dump the gear
and then pull it back up later I find that preferable to running with the gear horn on.

I realize that some aircraft have very restrictive gear operation speed limits,
and this may not always possible when operating in an ATC driven IFR environment.
Pulling the throttle back to the gear warning point above gear externsion speed probably
cools the engine too quickly and seems to be an indicator of poor descent planning.
Nothing says you can't slow down before you get to where you are going.

Maybe with all the cool new technology we will eventually have a smart GPS driven gear horn,
One that only goes off when less than 1K AGL within 2 miles of an airport.

Until that time I will do my best to never fly with the gear horn is on.


Flame away...

Paul