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We also know that shortly before this plane came in at 11:05, that other pilots reported good braking action. that's why they allowed other planes to advance. >> i guarantee you that crew heard that. i venture to say that crew knew exactly what the previous pilots went through when they landed. and so they knew what the wind was. they could get that feel. now, on the md-88, this is an older aircraft. it probably didn't have auto-land capability. the 777 and the 757s, the later model aircraft that are coming out, you could put that baby on a computer it'll take you right to the runway okay. the...

There is significant glare. would you agree with that? >> i landed many times at sfo myself and it is over water. if the water is glassy it's hard to judge altitude, but those pilots are not looking at the ground any howe. they are they are paying ahengs to what the airplane is doing. the pilot in the right seat giving commands to him should have warned him earlier. he he did at the last minute and said let's abort about it was too late. patti ann: the glide slope indicator was turned off. how significant is that? >> that's not very significant. that's there for an ils approach under instrumen...