Originally Posted by
SHSS
Absolute dribble.
Same can be said about the 30ft and mental preparation blabla. Reduce thrust too quickly and a hard landing is on it's way... (and in my training experience this is the most common source of hard landings, especially with 0hrs previous experience on "jets").
The FCTM gives a pretty accurate description and I don't think it's necessary to explain it any differently to the trainee. Shifting eyesight to the end of the runway to asses descent rate and pitch attitude, "approaching 20ft" start the pitch up 2-3° (not more) and only then reducing the throttles to idle smoothly. Pitch control then allows to control slightly the rate of descent with some back pressure on the CC. You fly it on the runway.
Some "classic veterans" might prefer to keep some knots extra which is fine as wind corrections allow for the same corrections. If so, it is easier to control rate of descent but you have to be careful not to overcorrect the pitch to avoid floating.