Originally Posted by
flyguy727
Bumps the hand of the throttles???
Some of these companies have these odd methods of doing things, that make no sense. Cat 2 and when you grow up Cat 3 PF should always be in control, all the way to the landing. None of that, exchange of controls 50, 30 ft of the ground.
It is a holdover procedure that some of the majors used to use back in the dark ages of aviation. It simply has carried over to some regionals.
The thought process was and is simple. The person looking outside for the runway is in the best position to transition and land the airplane.
And, on a CAT II, the transition of controls occurs between 200 and 100 feet off the runway - not at 50 or 30 feet. If it hasn’t occurred by 100 feet, a missed approach is executed.
On a happier note, our pilots in the CPP pool received class dates at United.