Re: Perth alternates
The point where the aircraft is on finals at about 5 miles is crossed in both approaches. In the first he's at about 300 feet higher than in the second. Looking at it, I'd guess that he's been cleared for the ILS, but also not below 2,000' until established on the glide path. That's quite normal. From the aircraft, if it looks like you're being held up high, the very first thing to do is to get rid of some of the kinetic energy. He probably needs to have been doing that aggressively on the first approach...with early selection of the landing gear being the easiest way. Additionally, you can ask for lower, or a slight left turn to intercept further out. Both are common and easy to arrange.ATC look to have cut him in a bit short, but I don't think he's handled it as well as he could.
