curious about the 777 crash?, page-19

It is so shocking how the pilot got this so wrong---a beautiful aircraft has to be smashed by some student pilot type flying antics.

They had to fly it 10 hours before they had to land it---not many practice landings per hour.

In a former career I would have averaged 100 landings in 10 hours.

A no power approach in a large jet airliner seems unbelievable.

Fifty years ago when I was a student pilot we did glide approaches to help us with judgement-- glide angles etc.Also was supposed to help us with our engine failure--forced landing drill procedures.The practice was abandoned as being too dangerous--power approaches give pilots more control like wind-shear 100-200' above ground.

Felt for the Chinese girls in the back of the plane normally the safest place.

Cham