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Originally Posted by Dottore
Maybe because the pilot just has a small window in which to put the plane down.
OTOH if you are the only plane on approach and have all the time in the world to line things up...things are generally smooth.
Purely anecdotal...but that's my impression.
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I can't argue with your experiences but unless your flight goes directly from banking to flaring for touchdown, there should be time to get it "right." I would imagine that big airports have more turbulence from other aircraft and summer tends to make for more turbulence too. I'd also think that there are pressures to get the plane off the runway ASAP so that might contribute to flying it onto the ground with a higher airspeed followed by mad braking as opposed to letting the plane settle onto the ground at somewhat lower airspeed (I can't imagine that stalling a big plane is encouraged but don't
know). It is also possible that pilot quality really has begun to erode as entry level pilots can require a long span of really bad pay, hours and working conditions to work their way up to a living wage and hours. Talented and bright folks may not want to do that anymore.