just to clarify for logistics loader, the 540ft/min rate of descent relates to the actual point of touchdown. the descent prior to this can be much steeper (as in the khe sanh technique), but you must arrest the rate of descent at the last minute or bad things will happen. our rb 199 friend certainly seems to know a lot about albert. the flight deck g meter is an indicator only, giving the captain an instantaneous heads up of a potential overstress. all fatigue readings on the herc are taken from the airframe fatigue meter. the reason that this is different from a tornado is that, believe it or not, they are different aeroplanes.