Originally Posted by
dumbcareerchoice
They touched down at least 4000 feet down the runway,ridiculous!Also,it doesn’t look like a stable approach.My previous airline had a policy that any touchdown beyond 3000 feet was a mandatory go around.Apparently TAP doesn’t have this.
Do you have any personal experience landing an aircraft at Funchal? Achieving a so-called stable approach there can be very challenging depending on the conditions. Having said that, I would certainly agree that they should have gone around.