I have this weird issue that after doing some flying when I get back to the main menu the gear is shown down.

When I go into FSX I'm in the VC but not really as I'm close to the ground and the plane bounces on the runway which looks like fun

Does anybody have any idea what's going on? I need to restart FSX in order to solve that bug but it would be nice not to have to go through that trouble

Try to disconnect any control hardware to see if it is caused by that.

Try to disconnect any control hardware to see if it is caused by that.

As in pulling out my X52 controller?

As in pulling out my X52 controller?

Yep (before you start FSX)

I have this weird issue that after doing some flying when I get back to the main menu the gear is shown down.

Does anybody have any idea what's going on? I need to restart FSX in order to solve that bug but it would be nice not to have to go through that trouble

It has always been a very good policy, after finishing a flight in FSX, to close it and re-open it, before attempting a second flight.

PS: The only time I have seen something like this, was with the Simcheck A300, only if I went to the aircraft selection screen, selected an A300 livery, clicked OK, went to the main menu. If I did that again, when I would get back at the main menu, the A300 would be displayed floating (and rotating) in the air, as usual, but also with a floating GPU (ground power unit) attached to its ground power port in the front left.