5aday and sapco2
It is hardly surprising you failed OASC if you can't get your wheels somewhere near the beginning of the runway. Those marks on the runway are merely an aiming point for ab-initios who lack confidence in their technique,
not where a proficient pilot should be landing.
As skill develops I imagine that the airlines, just like the military expect the developing pilot to move his aiming point nearer the threshold for a more stylish arrival.
Passengers admire panache, and it certainly must help an airlines bottom line to have happy passengers.
It is a concern to me that experienced airline pilots can't land consistently without wasting runway.
