Originally Posted by
cappt
...This is also the distance where pilots flying a visual have already identified the runway and in their mind have shifted focus from runway identification to landing the A/C on the runway, I.E. airspeed, descent, final configuration...
Without mentally forcing yourself to backup and reconfirm your earlier decisions one can become focused on the task at hand and prior mistakes will go unchallenged.
Good points...
Brings to mind the
C-17 wrong airport landing near MacDill AFB.
Once the target landing area had been identified (incorrectly) crew attention was focused solely to flight path and airspeed to the (wrong) TDZ.
Ironically, due to the precise flight path and airspeed guidance inherent in the HUD guidance, they got the beast stopped OK.