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but planting (and bouncing!) it down like this is not much safer either.
Do we know definitively about possible reduced deceleration capability ?
Can't start braking until 'planted'. Within reason, get it down and get it stopped.
I am all for 'planting' it down but a bounce which leaves the aeroplane airborne for about about 300m is not ideal. As the bounce followed a noticeable lack of flare, I can only presume it wasn't intended and perhaps related to controllability issues or, dare I say it, a slight misjudgment. Let's face it, they got everything else right!