737 bounce on landing - normal?
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737 bounce on landing - normal?
Whilst travelling on a 737 in Asia last week, the plane seemed to bounce on landing before finally landing properly. Is this normal? My googling seems to suggest this means the approach was too fast?
It is almost impossible to judge a flight from aft of the cabin door. You have virtually no information, and have no idea of the pilots are seeing or dealing with.
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If you search youtube for a 737 landings compilation, you'll see that many 737s seem to touch down fairly lightly initially and then (I assume when the relevant weight on wheels, wheel spin up, throttle position requirements are met) the spoilers deploy, the aircraft sinks quite swiftly on it's main gear oleos.
I've always thought even the smoothest touchdown on a 737 seems, in the cabin, to feel like a bounce when it's actually not.
I've always thought even the smoothest touchdown on a 737 seems, in the cabin, to feel like a bounce when it's actually not.