Originally Posted by suninmyeyes
Being high and fast at 1000 feet led to idle thrust. This led to a decelerating speed.
Well, and what should have happened at 1,000ft if the aircraft was too high and too fast?
Most operaters I know call this an unstabilized approach and require the crew to
GO AROUND!
Originally Posted by suninmyeyes
The landing checklist was not completed until 500 feet.
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So to recap, although at 500 feet height and speed were ok the thrust levers were at idle, the alignment was not right and the nose was then raised with the speed decaying rapidly.
The aircraft was
not stabilized at 500 ft either, another chance for a
GO AROUND missed, not even the checklist was read at 500 ft nor adequate power set!
That has nothing at all to do with not understanding automatics or changing to a new type or having two guys in a new role or on a new seat or lack of a bloody glideslope.
That is nothing less than (multiple) disregarding SOP by not performing a GO AROUND at well predefined points for an unstabilized approach.
And, btw, the Airbus has an electronic landing checklist as well, so the trainee was familar with that.