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Old 22nd Jan 2008, 22:14
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Envoy604
 
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Safety

The point being missed is why stabilised approaches came into being. Accident history. If you are in a known environment and not behind the aircraft you are in a better position to cope with the unexpected. The airlines know and understand this. If you don't satisfy what ever your company criteria are, you go round, at least you do if you are smart. Better to face some embarrasment. Five years ago we used not to have stabilised approach criteria, but were fortunate enough to have a smart pilot join us and educate us. The interesting and disapointing thing was some of the more experienced captains, who apparently didn't need to continue learning. Hopefully I will never be in that boat!!
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