Thesafepassenger------ there might be a slight difference in the Pilots seating height but hardly noticeable.
They still fly the same 3 deg ( actually 2.85 deg in SFO ) approach and look for the same lights beside the runway. ( PAPI lights should still show 2 white 2 red if on correct slope ) they should still cross the threshold around 50'.
The only real time a smaller Aircraft visual perspective looks/feels different to the Pilot is in the flare below 50'. If you're used to a small Aircraft you can flare to land too late in a big Aircraft until you get used to it. This had no bearing in this accident.
Conversely I'm used to large Aircraft and last time I sat in a 737 jump seat I thought the crew had forgotten to flare and expected a heavy landing!!
Last edited by nitpicker330; 13th Jul 2013 at 01:48.