Gear down, throttle up — the overspeed nag is gone

2026-08-17FIX UX

Gear down, throttle up — the overspeed nag is gone 06e0a0c

The Hornet’s HUD at 414 knots with the landing gear down and locked — the glass under the gunsight where GEAR OVERSPEED used to flash is empty

The mail was blunt: the gear overspeed warning is distracting, it’s annoying, and nothing actually happens if you fly fast with the wheels out. All true. Hornet Bay has never modelled gear-door stress or a collapsed strut — the amber nag was scolding you for breaking a rule that didn’t exist. So it’s gone.

Off the HUD. The flashing amber GEAR OVERSPEED under the gunsight is deleted. Dirty up at 400 knots and the glass stays clean — the warnings that remain, STALL and MISSILE and LOW FUEL, are the ones that can actually end your day.
Off the net. The toast that popped when you dropped the gear above 300 knots went with it. Press G at any speed and the only answer is the clunk of the struts and the drag on the airframe — which was always the real consequence.
The drag stays. Wheels out still cost you speed and fuel, so pattern discipline is unchanged: gear up when you’re climbing, gear down when you mean it. The jet just trusts you to know.

Fly as dirty as you like. She’ll slow down — she won’t lecture. — HB