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Old 30th Dec 2014, 14:42
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I suspect the pilot flying is not real happy with the landing. The flare was late and abrupt and the aircraft touched down hard no matter how you want to look at it.

Speed control held tight to the number. Unknown drag and resultant effects on the lift near the starboard UC doors.


If I put myself into that seat in those last moments I can imagine gently pulling back and finding three-quarters of normal elevators just doesn't do quite what I expected compared to the sim. Now is the moment of vital decision making. Reacting to that under-rotation too vigorously could be extremely undesirable and I bet that skipper fought off any temptation to make a last minute correction. A tad too far . . . well, I don't have to spell it out, and again, remember a lot of his brakes are tucked away and he's not overwhelmed with concrete.
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