EVERY LANDING IS DIFFERENT
Ive been an IP for a very long time.Ive taught 250 hour FOs during base training to land a large jet and a lot of others too.Starting in the SIM.This is a controlled environment and does not represent the real world, but its very useful to teach the MECHANICS of jet landings.
Then moving to the real machine, a briefing is conducted reading from the makers FCTM.This standard technique is again useful for mild weather conditions.If the student just follows it like a robot, he will achieve a SAFE arrival.HOWEVER.Every landing is always going to be slightly different.Different load, different runway slope, in short ,many variations that require slightly different flare technique.When im demonstrating a landing to a less experienced pilot, I tell them at the end of approach briefing how I intend to make "adjustments" to the standard landing method to accomodate the actual runway or weather conditions on the day.In other words, there is no such thing as a STANDARD LANDING TECHNIQUE.It must deviate slightly from STD each and every time.......thats just the way it is.Pete.