[ALPAPilot]

ILS has two parts: Glideope and Localizer. Most ILS approaches are set up to use with glide slope out of service. There are just different minimums required to see the field.

Unless there was a serious malfunction of the aircraft systems, this is worse than pilot error. It was gross incompetence.

At UAL we are required to have stabilized approach criteria by 1000 feet: gear down flaps down on glide path, engines spooled up. Without that a missed approach is REQUIRED.

The 777 can calculate and display its own calculated glide path so glides lope out is not a big deal. There had to be all sorts of oral warnings going off prior to landing. EGPWS, GPWS radar altimeter call outs.

No excuse for ut

[justlurking]

Yosemitetest posted a link to the flight track log at FlightAware:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAR214/history/20130706/0730Z/RKSI/KSFO/tracklog

I thought you might find it interesting, especially this part:

02:22PM	37.4333	-122.0800	43°	Northeast	248	285	5,900	-1,620	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4397	-122.0740	37°	Northeast	249	287	5,700	-1,140	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4431	-122.0710	35°	Northeast	249	287	5,700	-900	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4471	-122.0690	22°	Northeast	248	285	5,600	-900	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4513	-122.0680	11°	North	247	284	5,600	-900	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4549	-122.0670	12°	North	246	283	5,500	-900	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4583	-122.0670	360°	North	246	283	5,500	-900	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4628	-122.0670	360°	North	245	282	5,400	-1,500	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4675	-122.0680	350°	North	244	281	5,300	-900	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4709	-122.0700	335°	Northwest	243	280	5,300	-1,020	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4741	-122.0720	334°	Northwest	242	278	5,200	-900	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4774	-122.0740	334°	Northwest	242	278	5,200	-1,020	FlightAware
02:22PM	37.4854	-122.0810	325°	Northwest	243	280	5,000	-1,740	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.4909	-122.0850	330°	Northwest	243	280	4,800	-1,200	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.4941	-122.0880	323°	Northwest	244	281	4,800	-780	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.4973	-122.0920	315°	West	243	280	4,700	-1,740	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.4999	-122.0960	309°	West	242	278	4,600	-900	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.5026	-122.1010	304°	West	240	276	4,600	-540	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.5066	-122.1100	299°	West	237	273	4,500	-840	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.5145	-122.1280	299°	West	228	262	4,300	-540	FlightAware
02:23PM	37.5192	-122.1390	298°	West	221	254	4,300	-240	FlightAware
02:24PM	37.5266	-122.1570	297°	West	212	244	4,200	-720	FlightAware
02:24PM	37.5351	-122.1760	299°	West	208	239	3,900	-960	FlightAware
02:24PM	37.5414	-122.1910	298°	West	204	235	3,700	-1,080	FlightAware
02:24PM	37.5481	-122.2070	298°	West	203	234	3,400	-1,200	FlightAware
02:25PM	37.5548	-122.2230	298°	West	195	224	3,100	-1,140	FlightAware
02:25PM	37.5614	-122.2390	297°	West	190	219	2,800	-1,500	FlightAware
02:25PM	37.5669	-122.2520	298°	West	187	215	2,400	-1,320	FlightAware
02:25PM	37.5730	-122.2660	299°	West	187	215	2,200	-1,080	FlightAware
02:26PM	37.5785	-122.2790	298°	West	186	214	1,900	-1,020	FlightAware
02:26PM	37.5847	-122.2940	298°	West	178	205	1,700	-1,020	FlightAware
02:26PM	37.5900	-122.3070	297°	West	169	194	1,400	-1,380	FlightAware
02:27PM	37.5988	-122.3270	299°	West	145	167	800	-1,380	FlightAware
02:27PM	37.6016	-122.3340	297°	West	141	162	600	-1,320	FlightAware
02:27PM	37.6045	-122.3410	298°	West	134	154	400	-900	FlightAware
02:27PM	37.6073	-122.3480	297°	West	123	142	300	-840	FlightAware
02:27PM	37.6103	-122.3550	298°	West	109	125	100	-120	FlightAware
02:28PM	37.6170	-122.3740	294°	West	85	98	200	120	FlightAware

Does that look like a stabilized descent to you?