Originally Posted by
JPJP
SWA stabilized approach criteria requires that the aircraft be fully configured by 1000'. That includes the landing flap selection. At 56 seconds from touchdown, the aircraft would have been at approximately 650 feet.; Below the stabilized approach altitude and requiring a go around.
Perhaps this explains the alleged call for a go around ?
Hmm, I thought that I had read earlier in this thread someone who purported to know claiming that this would have been within SW's specs for a stabilized approach. Regardless it doesn't really answer any questions just adds another wrinkle.