/The Silent Pressures
For too long we have overlooked the silent pressures of being on time...of saving fuel and the like
And don't pretend it doesn't influence you. The on time ratings come out every year...without allowances for go arounds during bad weather.
so he landed 4000' down the runway...bad in my book too. but he probably had gotten away with it before somewhere else and saved a few minutes and a few pounds of fuel.
A go around should get the crew a bonus, not anything else.
to the FEDS...drop the on time reports...unless you compensate for wx, and other safety of flight issues.
To the airlines...train for go arounds and what is a good reason for a go around. In ppl (that's private pilot training) I use to train...if no landing in the first third...GO AROUND.
That should be ingrained into everyone's flying skills.
Every winter at our airline, we talk about the criticality of the approach and landing especially on contaminated/wet runways. And not wasting runway!