Very hard landing
Aug 10, 2018, 3:46 am
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Saw similar from the twitter pilots the other day along the lines of Zippy and Bungle ;-)
Aug 10, 2018, 4:27 am
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Passenger perception of a "hard" landing is probably as reliable as pax perception of "Severe" turbulence. In both cases it almost certainly does NOT reach the "Industry definition" of either.... That in no way trivialises their experience.... but I suspect it almost never leads to the inspections etc that would be required if literally true....
Aug 10, 2018, 5:40 am
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If you have a hard landing (not just firm, but "hard" as defined by the aircraft manufacturer) don't you need to do an engineering inspection before takeoff? So if the aircraft left on time after the typical short-haul turnaround there can't have been a lot of engineering attention and so it wasn't considered a "hard" landing, merely firm.