"The new mantra apparently is to listen to that nifty little voice giving you altitude above ground, and then robotically try and replicate the computer and auto pilot.
On the other hand, in lighter aircraft we can still feel them down by actually looking outside for visual cues."
You do with bigger aircraft too as you know very well. The radalt calls serve as an awareness that you are approaching the flare and give another indication of rate of descent. As you get close to the runway it is easier to judge height and sink rate, and landings are carried out by sight picture just like every other airplane.
I think you know that instructor was an anomaly rather than the "new mantra". But then I just noticed you're in China, so maybe over there it really is the way it's taught.
Last edited by engfireleft; 27th Oct 2014 at 15:08.