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Originally Posted by chazola
I notice most of these bad landings seem to be from cargo planes- I wander if they put the 'B' crews on those since they don't have to worry about a plane load of passengers...
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I would not say by any means that they put "B" crews on cargo airplanes. I am sure the pilots of any cargo plane take just as much professionalism with them to work as anyone else. If a pilot makes a bad decision to continue an approach, the type of operation does not necessarily have something to do with it. There are also are many other factors going through the flight crew's mind than we can analyze with a picture. Although, it does seem like a go-around may have been in order.
Cargo planes are also not necessarily heavier than passenger planes. Most planes have the same max certified takeoff weight regardless of whether they are a freighter or a passenger config. Take a airplane accross the Pacific, fill it up with people and fill it up with gas and it will weigh just as much as a full cargo plane.