Originally Posted by
at6d
I only have about 1800 hours in the CRJ-700 and it was a long time ago (flew several on their first revenue flights). I remember in the sim the procedure was to reduce thrust at 50 feet and land.
What I found out on the line is if you did that, you will hammer it in. I also remember that the CRJ7 had wing spoilers that in a crosswind could result in a pilot induced roll oscillation. Maybe I just dreamt that up, it’s been a while. Not sure of the differences between the 700/900 other than less performance in the 9 and obvious length.
Can someone provide the braking action reports at the time and max crosswind limit with contaminated surface?
When I watched the video, I immediately thought they hit hard as you can see the tail buckle. I don’t see a flare at all. Looks pretty pancaked to me…but all that will come out as vertical speed and g-force on landing is a recorded parameter.
Im also interested to hear the crew commentary on final. Was there discussion of wind shear? Go around if needed plan of action? Crosswind technique?
seems someone at HQ should probably polish up their resume for their inevitable trip to the unemployment line. Pics of the release with crew and DX now floating around the information superhighway.