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Ryan Coke · 07-07-2013, 05:11 PM

Yes (to Rudee).

It is common at SFO to vectored in high and tight for the approach by air traffic control, so it is more work to get on the proper profile...on speed and altitude. Combined with the ils being out, and they got quite unstable. It appears they started high, had to try to get down fast with low power, then were slow to get enough power on at the bottom end.

Also the Pilot flying appears to be a pilot just transitioning from a smaller airplane (A320) to the bigger 777. So much more mass, and longer time for the engines to spool up. May have caught him off guard, as he had only 43 hours on type, which for long hauls equates to only 4 or 5 landings, with him being in control for half, so he may have had only 2 or 3 landings in the airplane.

07-07-2013, 05:11 PM	#46
Ryan Coke #1 Goaltender Join Date: Feb 2003 Exp:	Yes (to Rudee). It is common at SFO to vectored in high and tight for the approach by air traffic control, so it is more work to get on the proper profile...on speed and altitude. Combined with the ils being out, and they got quite unstable. It appears they started high, had to try to get down fast with low power, then were slow to get enough power on at the bottom end. Also the Pilot flying appears to be a pilot just transitioning from a smaller airplane (A320) to the bigger 777. So much more mass, and longer time for the engines to spool up. May have caught him off guard, as he had only 43 hours on type, which for long hauls equates to only 4 or 5 landings, with him being in control for half, so he may have had only 2 or 3 landings in the airplane. Last edited by Ryan Coke; 07-07-2013 at 05:13 PM.