Whenever the helicopter descends below _______ ft radar altitude with the landing gear not down and locked, the L GEAR caution illuminates on the EICAS page and a CAWS voice alert will sound in the pilot and copilot headsets.

• A. 100 ft
• B. 200 ft
• C. 300 ft
• D. 400 ft

Answer: (B)

The situation tested is how the landing gear warning logic uses radar altitude to trigger alerts when the gear isn’t down and locked. If you descend below two hundred feet radar altitude with the gear not down and locked, the system activates the L GEAR caution on the EICAS page and sounds a CAWS voice alert in both pilots’ headsets. This threshold provides a timely heads-up to extend the gear before touchdown, giving you a chance to complete the gear cycle in time. A lower threshold would reduce warning time, while a higher threshold could cause nuisance alerts during approach, so two hundred feet is the appropriate, tested value.