then start adding lots and lots POWER throughout the flare......
Have observed this technique in the 737 simulator. In other words the pilot gives a sudden burst of power right at the flare. When asked they say it "helps" the flare manoeuvre. It may have stemmed from some who flew the Boeing 727 where I am told that it was a commonly held belief that it made for smoother touch downs.
Either way it is a poor technique and can have a major effect on landing distance caused by the extra float. At the same time it is amazing the number of pilots who hit the runway still with 60 percent N1 because they forgot to fully close the thrust levers at the flare.
Or they flared much too late and bashed the runway with the thrust levers still open. Then they wonder why they fight the interlocks for the reversers when the thrust levers are still open.
