Late touchdown to get to terminal quicker?

[krismiler]

In the 1970s, there wasn’t the same obsession that we have with stabilised approaches currently. In the Emirates Dubai crash, the aircraft touched down slightly long but still had plenty of runway remaining, it was the botched go around that caused the accident.

[Atlas Shrugged]

The three most USELESS things in aviation:

The sky above you, the runway BEHIND you and the fuel you left behind!

Oh, and a fourth one - five minutes ago........

[arketip]

Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged

The three most USELESS things in aviation:

The sky above you, the runway BEHIND you and the fuel you left behind!

Oh, and a fourth one - five minutes ago........

You always fly with full tanks then, no matter the flight length?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by arketip

You always fly with full tanks then, no matter the flight length?

I think you may have slightly missed the point.

The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire

[rogerg]

If landing "short" in the 1-11 at BFS you could take the first Turn off "which is really a turn on" and beat the BA A320 to the terminal, or so I heard.

[Doors to Automatic]

Originally Posted by Hotel Tango

DtoA, the thread was about an experience in an ATR72. Using A319s and B757s to support your opinion is misleading. The runway length at Havana is 4000m.

I would respectfully disagree. Both the A319 and the 757 can stop well within 1000m and the longest runway at LHR is 3900m. The BA SOP therefore seems to align with my opinion.

LadyL2013 - I have flown internally in Cuba so understand exactly what you are saying! We had a Russian lady running up and down the aisle during the take-off run looking for her husband who it later transpired had been left in the bar at the origin airport (Cayo Largo).

[Hotel Tango]

I would respectfully disagree. Both the A319 and the 757 can stop well within 1000m and the longest runway at LHR is 3900m. The BA SOP therefore seems to align with my opinion.

I would never suggest landing a jet (whatever type) long regardless of SOP. However, I again reiterate that we are talking here about a turboprop on a 4000m runway. Absolutely no more dangerous than operating that same turboprop on runways a third of that length as is more often the case. In the days when I flew regularly on turboprops it was not unusual to experience long landings at certain airports, depending on runway in use and terminal location. So I just do not understand what all the fuss is about in this particular case. My message to LadyL2013 was that in her particular case and with the aircraft type she was on it was nothing to be alarmed about.

[LadyL2013]

To clarify, I was only alarmed as I have never landed long before and initially worried that we were so far down the runway without a go-around being performed. It was after TD I realised he was intentionally landing long. My real question was whether it was acceptable practice or not.

[Hotel Tango]

My real question was whether it was acceptable practice or not.

I guess that answers above will tell you that it is for some and it's not for others. Ultimately, if it's not frowned upon or strictly forbidden in the company's SOPs, then it's acceptable.