Bad Landing 737-700, EHRD, Netherlands, forgot to flare.

[platez81]

Whats flare?? Has that got to do with the localizers on the side of the runway?

[jeffly1500]

And what is bad about it? The only thing i see is a textbook landing :)

[doudy009]

@jeffly1500 noo, he forgot to flare, after the flight, i asked the captain wether it was an ifr fault, or an manual fault, he said:"i was landing manualy, and i didn't calculate the height right, so i flared to late."

[jeffly1500]

@doudy009

So it doesnt mean its a bad landing. And he flared a bit. But you will see these landings all the time at EHRD because it isnt a very long runway.

[armanys2003]

@jeffly1500 It's a textbook landing if you are trying to hit the carier decik, not a the runway pavement.

[jeffly1500]

@armanys2003

No, Rotterdam the Hague Airport has got a small runway. So when you are comming in with a heavy plane there is not really much time to flare this plane.

[armanys2003]

@jeffly1500 From your screen-name, I am going to assume you are a pilot, so instead of arguing, I want to konw which airline is it that advising it's pilots to go with no flare for sake of caring more people? :) An experienced pilot can make soft touch on the most shortfield landing. I really see no excusie in intentionally slamming the plane on the runway the way it's done on this video!

[armanys2003]

@jeffly1500 Also, as a pilot myself, i am not blaming the pilot. All of us have had our own hard landings either due to last second distraction, or windhsear, or decreased airpseed/incureas vs and lack of elevator authority, but I really really never would intentionally let the plane hit the ground like this. A firm landing during gusty conditions - maybe. Full blown 2G+ touchdown? never :)

[Soepkipje94]

@armanys2003 The landing was firm, indeed. But you can't judge what the weather was like by seeing this video. Obviously the PF did flare, otherwise it would have resulted in a -750 fpm landing or so. I think that the landing is that hard actually , I have seen and experienced worse ;)

[armanys2003]

@jeffly1500 Haha. I just checked your profile, now I see that you aren't a pilot(at least not an ATP). I used to fly sims too, believe me as cool as the sime is the real thing is a bit better and different..

[jeffly1500]

@armanys2003

So? Of course i know the real thing is different. But that doesnt mean i dont know anything about it.

[doudy009]

@jeffly1500 this isn't a heavy plane, and the hague gives the plane half a runway to flare, and even then it will be in time to stop before reaching the end of the runway....