Originally Posted by calmwinds

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.