Old 05-16-2018, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
"Sink Rate" probably isn't the hint that you should pull power early.

I have thousands of hours in that thing, and the stars would have to line up right. I could do it, but frankly there were things I could do with that airplane which in the end I chose not to because it set a bad example for the FO. Stable approach and all that. When I was coming up, teaching FO's to maximize performance was part of the drill... today it's probably best just to teach them basic SOP and respect for the envelope they've been given. They won't have time to master their RJ before they upgrade.
Sorry, I watched I without audio. That said, I couldn't really tell, can you tell what flap setting she was using? I seem to recall zero flap landings can easily result in nuisance sink rate calls. A flap 20 landing for single engine shouldn't have though.

I also have thousands of hours of CRJ-200 time FWIW. In my experience, flat landings was much more of a problem than pulling power early with people flying that plane.
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