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Old 12th Aug 2012, 07:58
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Certification standard is to cross the threshold, on glide path, at 50', flare distance of about 1400-1600' and touchdown. Lots of experience, not much good, shows that following that procedure is better than destabilizing the vertical, readjusting the "aim point" and trying to touchdown at the numbers. Again, if the computed LDA is that short, divert. The Falcon 900 incident cited above is a great argument for diverting, not flying a destabilized approach and overrunning.

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BTW, I don't see any need to claim that abandoning proven flight techniques is the mark of a "competent" pilot. I have about 5,000 hours of various BizJet experience, including Citations, plus an equal amount if heavy jet.
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