brah, we're landing in New York with people on vacation that just need a normal landing from Italy....bring it in soldier.

May not be over Macho Grande yet........

Ummmm are you sure you work at United?

I assume these guys are also saying unable if given ILS 22R with its steeper glidepath angle. Why risk it when you can get a standard glidepath on 22L.

Yeah that approach can be a little sporty, but I was in a highly capable C-130 so it was likely a little easier than a C-17.

JHC, so now flying the airplane well within its capabilities is “bravado?” That’s what you’re going with? “I can’t do it and everyone else that can is cocky and dangerous.”

Wow.

You still haven’t articulated one factual data driven reason “wide bodies” are so much more incapable of an almost 7k’ runway with 30kts of headwind than a NB.

Well, I guess Maui is out. Should be "unable" to land on that <7000ft runway in a wide body as well???

Don’t put words in my mouth. I said your posts were full of bravado. I also never said the plane and crews here at United were incapable of flying 29… just said nothing wrong with saying unable after a long flight (you know just because you can). You can do whatever you want brother… you think the risk is worth it then have at it… I’ll continue to say “unable 29” and just continue to read these accident reports from those who aren’t making smart decisions.

The two approaches into Kahului aren’t anything like EWR 29… but you know that… so stop being an idiot.

Well, yes. ATC works for you. If they can’t or won’t offer a preferred RW option, it becomes another matter entirely. But to infer crews accepting the non precision visual to a more demanding approach on a shorter RW as ‘not smart’ no.