Originally posted by guamainiac
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I HAVE DONE EXACTLY THIS MANY TIMES on Microsoft Flight Simulator...
VMC, no ILS.
My landing spot is "good".
Oh, I'm getting a little low, let me hit the nose up trim...
Lookin good...oh a little low....gentle tug on the yoke.
Crossing the fence, still a little low (emphasis on a little low...just a little)...then a 10 kt speed loss wind shear, whoops, full throttle but wham, there goes the virtual approach lights.
Now for some critical compare and contrast:
I was PLAYING on MSFS and my butt and 300 passengers were not flying through the air at 150 MPH in a thin aluminum tube...and my flight model is not 100% accurate, especially the seat of the pants sensations.
I was sloppy, I did not have a copilot, it's just a game, I had a slight lapse in judgement.
The question is if two humans, mentally fried, doing it for real, might also have made a slight, simultaneous lapse in judgement.
The film shows them dragging in and the latest report has someone calling for a go around on the CVR (Edit- 1.5 sec per Kracker below) before impact...not a lot of time to get the engines powered up.
(By the way- I have also done this in a 172...except the 0-320 reciprocating engine and 2000 lb airplane respond much quicker than a 777.)
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