diff --git a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
index 62898a6649..9a5226a16d 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
@@ -1545,29 +1545,5 @@ static void tuning(){
     }
 }
 
-// Run landing gear controller at 10Hz
-static void landinggear_update(){
-    
-    // If landing gear control is active, run update function.
-    if (g.ch7_option == AUX_SWITCH_LANDING_GEAR || g.ch8_option == AUX_SWITCH_LANDING_GEAR){
-    
-        // last status (deployed or retracted) used to check for changes
-        static bool last_deploy_status;
-        
-        landinggear.update();
-        
-        // send event message to datalog if status has changed
-        if (landinggear.deployed() != last_deploy_status){
-            if (landinggear.deployed()){
-                Log_Write_Event(DATA_LANDING_GEAR_DEPLOYED);
-            } else {
-                Log_Write_Event(DATA_LANDING_GEAR_RETRACTED);
-            }
-        }
-        
-        last_deploy_status = landinggear.deployed();        
-    }
-}
-
 AP_HAL_MAIN();
 
diff --git a/ArduCopter/LandingGear.pde b/ArduCopter/LandingGear.pde
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24c78b2b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ArduCopter/LandingGear.pde
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+
+// Run landing gear controller at 10Hz
+static void landinggear_update(){
+    
+    // If landing gear control is active, run update function.
+    if (g.ch7_option == AUX_SWITCH_LANDING_GEAR || g.ch8_option == AUX_SWITCH_LANDING_GEAR){
+    
+        // last status (deployed or retracted) used to check for changes
+        static bool last_deploy_status;
+        
+        landinggear.update();
+        
+        // send event message to datalog if status has changed
+        if (landinggear.deployed() != last_deploy_status){
+            if (landinggear.deployed()){
+                Log_Write_Event(DATA_LANDING_GEAR_DEPLOYED);
+            } else {
+                Log_Write_Event(DATA_LANDING_GEAR_RETRACTED);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        last_deploy_status = landinggear.deployed();        
+    }
+}
+