Originally Posted by
4A2B
only one problem with your rithmatic...
you start the clock when the gear "starts" down...gear doors not closed until about 15 seconds to touchdown and in my jet "gear down" is not complete until the doors lights are out. Not too mention they cant put final flaps in until the gear is down unless they don't mind more chatter on the EGPWS.
... which means they got three green and door lights out at approximately 200'. It's always interesting that people are planning to be stable if VMC at 500' vs always shooting for 1,000'. The difference (for a 757) between being stable at 1K and at 500' with a VERY low app speed is only 15 seconds. Just shoot for 1K all the time knowing you have the ability to go lower if needed in VMC. Or don't and become a FOQA story, just remember to fill out the ASAP report.