I wonder how many more variations on flight parameters will we have before the end of the day?
To clarify.....during this time of the year, a lot of IX flights land very close to MLW - stocked up with fuel and baggage - that's almost 70 tons.
(if you have ever done a Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat or Doha run to India you will know the insane amounts of stuff that pax carry)
For IX, flaps are 40 for VOML, and auto-brakes must be set to max.
A lot of pilots opt to be below GS to touch down as early as possible (high speed, high weight) and even then are taking the full length to stop.
All above aside.....no one knows what happened.
There's a lot of folks out here on this forum who used to work with this crew - both pilots are held in very high regard.
Maybe think about that before jumping to conclusions.
Farrell
Last edited by Farrell; 22nd May 2010 at 16:13.