NZFF

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/ar...jectid=10625078

Be sure to check out the video.

Thanks Bigbird , Matey , I'm off to PMDG to buy my own 747-800 , i'll post screens later

They kept the gear down for a long time there... just in case?

Standard procedure on a first of type flight when systems proving is still top of the agenda. If it goes up and doesn't come down you have a major setback to your test program.

They'll climb up and cycle the gear a few times to check the system functionality, take off is too busy to concentrate on the details of each system check.