Originally Posted by
Dan Dare
I agree if the airport SOP is unsafe or undoable, BUT I wholeheartedly disagree if on one occasion you are light or the tailwind makes it too challenging - ALWAYS tell approach "unable" with as much advanced notice as possible, then they can make allowance for you and stop the poor schmuck behind you from having to go around. Don't just disregard the speed INSTRUCTION and hope nobody notices. Similarly if you know you're (unusually) practically going to stop inside 4nm -ATC don't know that you're empty or using full-flap today.
Absolutely agree you with you, but if one airline, home based, single fleet constantly says unable then it rather spoils it for everyone.
And they’d always be number 2 so they wouldn’t mess it up for the next guy 😉