You are correct, most companies set up their ACARS to monitor touchdown velocities. The last company I flew for had the ACARS set up to immediately notify Maintenance Control of a hard landing...when I say immediately I mean we got a SELCAL from Control as we taxied off the runway to tell us to write up a hard landing.
Takes the argument out of the cockpit if it was a hard landing or not.
Regards,
Greg
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