Sorry guys....what I had intended to say was that the main undercarriage of a jet aircraft is almost always a long way behind the lateral axis.

As opposed to small aircraft where you can keep pulling to get a touchdown as slow and gentle as possible....that's a recipe for disaster in a jet, particularly a large one.

Chuck.

Its all a matter of perspective,

If im landing a B737 at MLW on a 1300m runway - Id be looking at putting it on the spot, unfortunatley for myself its more likley to be a C172 landing on that 1300m runway so Ill be going for the 'greaser' from a 6inch/min decent rate in the hope the pax. will like it and Ill get a tip so that I can afford to eat that night. :ok:

I've heard a comparison between landing styles:

"Light aircraft are stalled on, airliners are flown on"

Don't know if i subscribe to the theory just throwin it into the mix :uhoh:

Chimbu Chuckles...agreed!!!:D