[QUOTE] The 1.8g planter in the TDZ gets my vote every time.
I think yours would be the only vote it got! /QUOTE]
I suspect not. Only landings above 2g require a heavy landing check, unless the Captain determines otherwise (in our organization). A smooth landing that ends up off the end of the runway may require the front end of the aircraft to be rebuilt. A crap landing way of the center with large amounts of drift still on (smooth or not) may induce undercarriage collapse, pod strike, tip strike and much humiliation.
I'll take the 1.8g straight and true on the TDZ option any day. Sod the ego!