"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
My airliner experience is somewhat limited to say the least. I did put a
stretch DC8 down once as a "guest of the line", but that's about it :-))
Although the glide slope angle is correct, the deck angle for a normal
approach should be somewhat higher than the 3 degree glide slope and will
be
related to angle of attack on the wing, which for an airliner should be a
function of the GW, airspeed, and configuration for the approach.

Most airliner pax will feel their seats tipped back between 2 and 10
degrees
on downwind, -1 to 6 degrees on final, and 2 to 10 degrees at touchdown.
Airspeed is usually adjusted to maintain a similar deck angle for each
approach, however, individual techniques of pilots and/or autopilots will
vary.

If you land a stretch -8 and hit anywhere near the runway environment, you
are doing good ;-)

I have to admit; that bird was about the laziest airplane on approach I've
ever been in :-)) About halfway down the slope I managed to get ahead of it
somewhere in the vicinity of where I had to be to satisfy the FD109. It was
the flattest touchdown I've ever made. Had the chief pilot of the line in
the right seat. (Just a crew on board for a ferry flight) At least he didn't
seem all that scared :-))
Dudley Henriques