Originally Posted by
bravolima553
They "drove* the plan down as you might often see from TAP in Madeira. In this case in a very extrem manner. They ended up very slow and had no other choice as a touch down. To start a G/A in this situation might end in a balked landing with complications. If G/A, the dicision had to me made much more earlier.
Not true at all. You can go around safely at any point up to thrust reverser selection. There was plenty of runway left for a baulked landing even with their very late touchdown.
Interestingly wasn’t it also TAP that recently went around AFTER reverser selection in CPH and nearly lost control of the aircraft when a reverser failed to stow?
LD
(also Airbus FNC certified)