This whole thread so far is mainly focusing on only partly relevant details, 160/4 or 180/5, who cares?! IMHO we should focus more about the big picture: who is now in charge of the
safety of an aircraft and is FDM the correct (legal?) tool to prosecute and fire pilots?
If this captain in LPL did something 'unsafe' (i.e. against SOP's) by busting the 500' gate then so be it, but did he/she almost crash an aircraft? Was it really a close call (long landing, nearly an overrun etc) or was it just a bureaucratic decision to fire this person for not sticking to the SOP?
When is common sense, airmanship and thinking outside the box allowed? Is it only allowed
after the crash, when the company/managers need a scapegoat?
