Originally Posted by
Central Scrutinizer
While I certainly haven't mastered landings (far from it) I do think I have found a repetitive way of accomplishing an "ok" landing that doesn't break anything or result in safety reports: keep looking at the aiming markings all the way down to 50 ft height while resisting the temptation to flare early. Then when the auto callout of "30" is heard, pull on the yoke ever so gently just enought to raise the nose by 2 or 3 degrees, then hold it there and simultaneously close the thrust levers. A touch down within the touch down zone will happen. A lot of the times the landing will be firm, but it will do.
Having said that, I wish I could spend a day in the sim just practicing landings in all different conditions (weight, CG, config, weather, day/night, airport etc.) until I can consistently land it "well" and not just "ok".
There are far too many problems with that 'technique' to endorse it. If you don't look up til 50ft on a 3.5, 4 or 4.5deg visual segment (eg a slightly steeper approach), you're going to wallop it into the runway and break something OR you'll snatch at it in horror, overflare and whack the tail. Maybe it works on a conventional aircraft (I don't fly non-fbw), with someone to save you by feeling through what you're doing on the yoke and save the day, I can promise you that it's neither reliably even vaguely useful on the Airbus. There are far too many variables to come up with a rad alt to add a specific input to the controls. I'm not doubting that it might work some times, but you'll fluke it until one day you break your lovely aircraft.
Eyes up away from the aiming point AT THE LATEST crossing the threshold (not starter extension, the landing threshold) so you can judge the closure rate and flare the aircraft smoothly and progressively to reduce (don't stop) the closure rate towards the runway. Eyes don't need to be at the end of the runway or anywhere specific, just somewhere else (away from the aiming point) so you can judge that closure rate and have it done soon enoug... Soon enough is is simply 'not too late', don't be fixated on wherever your final aiming point ended up being.