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Old 15th Nov 2004, 11:42
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Besides the fact the final approach is not stabilized, we can't say the Captain has got poor handling skills!

Being able to handling a heavy jet (or a motorbike!) very aggressively, but totally in control of the result (smooth landing, after all) like this, sometimes can, I think, especially in bad weather, make the difference between remaining on the runway or going onto the grass and making a mess.

Just talking about handling skills. Decision quality I don't want to argue in this case.

My bet is, had the same Captain been at the controls of the Varig MD11 which stopped on the grass in CDG in '98, he would had kept it on the runway.

I remember 3 or 4 hours delay that night...
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