BOYS, now think about it.
IF TOO_MUCH had taken video and posted it of the landings we might agree with him.
He says he has a type rating on the 737 and I believe him.
so, he saw some plunkers. I've seen a 737 bounce from cockpit and when the copilot didn't do something about the bounce, I did. I mean it was a BOUNCE.
I've seen the word MORONIC used a bit too much here on pprune.
So, a bunch of planes made puffs of smoke. Maybe the airbus guy just got lucky (I've seen plenty of bus landings that should have sent the tower guys running to punch the crash button).
Maybe that day, every weight and balance was wrong enough to throw off Vref by 5 knots due to some computer problem at the airline in question.
I know of one case that the weights were off so much as to change vref on a certain plane by 20 knots. OOOPS, gear punched through the wings on landing.
I've never been to this airfield. Wondering if there are visual miscues like a runway that goes up hill, or down hill or what the slope is.
As far as ducking the glideslope. Well, most places you shouldn't do it. BUT then there are places like midway and adjusting your aim point to a safe, but different than ILS GS touchdown point may make sense.
In fact, Boston has a nice long runway. But at one time (before 14/32) you were allowed to land on the displaced threshold or prior to it IF THERE WERE NO TALL SHIPS IN THE HARBOR and it was well prior to the ILS GS Touchdown point. It was printed right on the apch plate. JUDGEMENT
So, lets stop the MORONIC use and just say something like: I've been around but have yet to learn that.
Smile boys, all the planes that day could be used again without major overhaul! ;-)