 to try landing a 747, he does several things  extraordinarily correctly. He recognizes that he does not know the  limitations of his plane, and asks for the Pilot Operating Handbook.  Also correct is the federal requirement to have the POH available on  the flight deck at all times. He understands that every plane has an  approach & landing speed or it will pancake on touchdown. He almost  stalled the plane by slowing with out extending the flaps but he  worked it out as a competent person would and he figured out the  next alarm quickly about the landing gear. Finally, when faced with  an obviously too