Originally Posted by
GreatChecko
As for the higher than normal speeds on landing, unless the pilots are flying well above their target speed, which may be the company procedure to prevent any windsheer upsets, the landing speed of the Q400 is pretty much the same as the other aircraft you listed, unless it is very lightly loaded, then the speed is actually slower.
Before I knew the reason for the occasional speeding up on approach, the speed itself made me nervous because it was unusual to me and without explanation.
Once I got explanation, it made me more nervous because frankly windsheer is scary to me.
Neither of these may be entirely rational, but neither am I.