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Old 24th Aug 2020, 04:01
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PoppaJo
 
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Originally Posted by pattern_is_full
I don't get the fuss.

Looks like the crew didn't have a perfect picture of the runway until very short final, due to the rain squall. Saw they were a tad low once out of the rain shaft and made an adjustment with pitch and power to extend the touchdown. Then bobbled the flare due to forgetting they were already in near-flare altitude but carrying power (which also negated the auto-spoilers) and ended up feeling for the ground and yanking the power back after touchdown.

Sloppy and not pretty, but I have seen much worse - without all the screams from the spotters, nor anyone questioning the video.
Sloppy indeed.

There is a certain time to give away the approach and that time had well passed in my book.

Spin it however you want, The training department won’t be impressed. Well I certainly wouldn’t be if they were dealing with me.

I wonder how recent they flew. Recency is going to be a big issue going forward for operators. We have already seen a few blunders in recent months.
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