Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
Does anyone do it in the 900ER on the line? Not being flip, genuinely curious. I wonder if you did a Flaps 15 landing and banged the tail if the company would ask why you landed Flaps 15? Do you guys at DAL have the degree of focus placed on tailstrikes as we do at UAL? It was THE big thing that they talked about when I transitioned from the Bus. Well, that and don't go direct with Sabre =).
Maybe I just don't hear about it, but I also don't see you guys (or Alaska for that matter) running them off the runway like we do either. Makes me curious what the issue is that we seem to be having in our house.
I haven't heard of UAL running any off runways lately. Have I missed something?
I've never personally landed flaps 15 except during IOE. We are encouraged to land at 15, 30, & 40 to gain proficiency with each. They put the fear of God in us concerning tail strikes. We've had our share of them. My biggest complaint (harsh term for it) is that our sims are setup as 800s so the first time anyone new to the jet sees the 900 sight picture is during IOE. The resulting carrier-like landings are inevitable.
What's your autobrake policy? Ours is a minimum of 2 for all models and technique is for 3 on the 900 to eliminate the pitch up tendencies after touchdown.