"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
gonline.com...
Cycling the gear doesn't use up hydraulic fluid. It's stored back in
the
reservoir for use at a later time.

...assuming nothing is broken.

Lots of bad things can happen to your airplane is something is broken. But
that doesn't mean you should avoid doing otherwise reasonable things with
your airplane, just because it *could* be broken.

Do you avoid extending the flaps, just because the flap motor could fail?
Do you avoid using carb heat, just because the cable could break? Do you
avoid adjusting the mixture, just because the cable could break? Do you
avoid making turns, just because the ailerons could get stuck?

No, of course not. Those are all things that are done as a normal pilot
input during any various part of a flight. Likewise, if there's call to
lower or raise the gear, the pilot should do that, rather than worrying that
the act of using some installed equipment on the plane might break that
equipment.

If you are really that worried that you'll break something on the plane,
then you should rethink whether that plane is one you really ought to be
flying in.

Pete