Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
You're not serious, are you? Every airliner I've flown has had no problem with 180 to the marker and being configured and normally on speed by 1000 (we require configured by 1000 and on speed+spooled by 500) unless there is a good tailwind.
Spent a day playing dad to a couple sick kiddos, just got back to this.
I'm very serious, but I'm also sure you don't and haven't flown an E190. Note I said 180 to 5, not the marker; most markers are 6-7 miles out which gives me 900-1200 feet to get configured and meet my stabilized approach criteria, which require both configuration and VAPP plus 10 by 1000 feet. 5 miles gives me 2 miles/600 feet to accomplish that, which just isn't going to happen in an E190 from 180 to 130-140 or so. There's a few jet-specific reasons for this versus what's probably normal on a Boeing. I agree that 180 to 5 in a 320 usually works fine, for example...
So what I do is say "unable", and tell the controller what I can do. 160-170 works great depending on tail/headwinds, anti-ice operation etc.