Jet used to do this, as a part of "safety".
I had a hand in them changing their "training", but since I'm not flying much domestically, I'm not sure what the current situation is.
Basically all admission from the top was that they were taught this way - totally asinine, but given the fact that they have some clueless characters flying up front now, and minimal expats, it's very difficult to change these ingrained habits.
I did take a BOM-SIN and the return, SIN-BOM a few months ago, and the A332 was treated as badly as they were treating the B737's back a few years ago! (Oh yes, all local pilots...)
How difficult could it be, landing at Changi, in excellent conditions in the morning??
Originally Posted by
oliver2002
No pilot 'slams' the aircraft into the ground for no reason. It can be weather/conditions, approach speed or simply the fact they have less runway before they turn off onto the taxiway. At some locations if you use the full runway you would have to turn at the end of the runway and backtrack, wasting time and fuel.
Originally Posted by
skierpony
Its been a question I've had for awhile, but just never bothered to ask on here. So after my last couple days on a DEL/BOM/COK/IXE/BOM/DEL route with meetings along the way, I wondered why Indian airlines feel the need to land so fast? I'm not sure if there is a pilot that can explain this technically or if it is just the style of Indian airlines and how pilots are trained, but I just don't understand why all the flights hit the ground going so fast! Any wisdom?