On Jan 2, 4:35 pm, Michael wrote:

Which brings us to the one (and only) difference between landing flaps
up and gear up. Gear up is expensive, every time. Flaps up is
actually more likely to be fatal (as in, you get too slow in a turn)
but most of the time it costs nothing at all except some extra runway,
which is free. That's it.

Unless you are landing on a minimal runway, as we often do
out here in the Canadian west. An inadvertent flaps-up landing can get
really messy at the far end, depending on the obstacles that might be
there. Tall grass, not so bad. Fence, gonna scratch the airplane some.
Trees, not good. Big trees, bad. Mud, gonna get the top of the
airplane really dirty and dented. Big rocks, very bad. Lots of scrap
metal and maybe scrap people. Water, well...I hope you survive long
enough to get out of the airplane.
So pay attention to what the airplane is telling you.

Dan