Originally Posted by
George Glass
When I first started with an Airline on the B737 it was a matter of pride to be able to keep the speed on till late as possible , flap on schedule and thrust up and stable at 500’.
Originally Posted by
Contact Approach
I think that pride you speak of may have been this crews end.
That 'Warp 9 to the marker and configure on the way down' stuff went away a couple of decades ago at most places in the U.S. The subsequent drop in landing accident numbers shows the absolute idiocy of the 'watch this' fools who did it and in some cases taught it.
Last edited by Airbubba; 1st Jun 2020 at 23:51.