Baron Rouge,
What other options to following a 3 degree glide 30 seconds out over London with little power from the engines, were there?
Shallow the path, the speed decays even more quickly, increase rate of descent and you end up in Hatton Cross.
I take it you are not familiar with the LHR 27L undershoot.
Why am I bothering to reply to your post anyway.....
Is this really a Professional Pilots Forum? It seems to be armchair assassination of supposed colleagues. I despair and will now flounce off here for a while..