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Old 5th Dec 2023, 18:56
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RetiredBA/BY
 
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Originally Posted by SpamCanDriver
As an Ex pilot you should know how ridiculous it would be to judge the competence of a pilot based solely on the softness of a singular landing.
Even the best of us occasionally bury one
Cant recall one as bad as that, and I have a LOT of time, now retired, on several big jets going from the Valiant to the 767 !

…..and as a spamcan driver you may not be aware that these big jets have a rad. alt to advise start of the flare height. (Eg 50 feet plus 2 seconds for the 76, plus 3 for the 75 IIRC correctly) and the 320 even tells you when to close the throttles ! ( OK thrust levers !)

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