B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors; Procedure
This is a general report regarding some techniques I've seen from First Officers (mostly new hires). They are being taught that since we have higher target speeds it's ok to intentionally fly below the glideslope and inside of 200 ft it's ok to dive for the runway as 'we won't hit anything now'. This is leading to harder landings; either too slow or too fast target speeds and is normalizing deviance. Additionally going into LAX they are being taught to purposely land off centerline since it is a 'bumpy' runway. The training department should address these techniques.
B737 Captain reported concern regarding some training techniques that are presented to the new hire pilots.