[BatGuano]

You need to learn more about the landing maneuver before you make a comment. The “glide path” requires a constant rate descent that is dependent on ground speed. A B 777’s final approach speed would require approximately 600’ per minute. Believe me when I say the pilot must flare the airplane. This accident appears, at first glance, to have “met the runway at some point” and did not flare. It looks like the gear and engines, were sheared off when the plane left the runway. The vertical stabilizer was torn off as well, not sure how. It will all come out in the wash(NTSB report).

[steve86]

Believe me when I say the pilot must flare the airplane.

Yes, it's only fighters and support aircraft landing on carriers which deliberately don't flare, right?

[blackdog]

Right seat C-560 for three years. Not exactly a heavy jet. More like the Fischer Price of jets. Transitioning from Aztecs and Seminole made you realize you do not nose-up flare in a typical landing stage of flight. Or perhaps better described as those days of accuracy landings are not as critical when you're flying a $26 million dollar airplane. Better to use the runway and spare the hardware.

I remember failing a check-ride in a PA28-R200 because I did not place the mains on the third stripe. I floated to the fourth stripe in order to spare the plane. He busted me for it.

[driftdiver]

When the video pulls way out you can see there was another plane on the taxiway at the end of the runway. Apparently waiting for clearance to take off.

How’d you like that front row seat watching this plane crash.