Originally Posted by
The Fat Controller
The "false glideslope" theory holds no water. Not a pilot, so I defer to them.
ATC queried their position and offered alternatives, the crew's reply was indicative that they knew they were high and would press on with the approach. Not a pilot, so I defer to them. BUT I see no reference to the pilot(s) saying they knew were high.
It was VMC and being "local" pilots they would know that the view out of the window wasn't normal. Not a pilot, so I defer again.
Absolutely NOTHING in the speed and height data looks normal. Generally agreed here, from TOD.
As a former ATCO, what does bother me is that the TWR controller wasn't keeping a good eye on his piece of real estate and the customer and missed the runway contact. AGREED. Regardless of disparaging remarks up-Thread, TWR should be looking out of the windows at a landing aircraft. Did he have 5-10 other aircraft on frequency that prevented him looking at the PIA on short final? I asked earlier if anyone knew what the traffic density was like ... no response from anyone. But ATC comments usually carry little weight in this environment - Captains rule 😎.