Narrative:

On visual approach to runway 18L, south turns were requested and approved by tampa tower to correct high start given to us by approach control. Uneventful landing runway 18L. After arrival at gate comments by flight attendants caused some concern on our part as to how turning on approach to landing may have looked from the passenger perspective.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN L1011 FLC WAS BROUGHT IN HIGH ON A VISUAL APCH BY THE CTLR. WHILE ON FINAL, THE FLC REQUESTED S-TURNS IN ORDER TO GET BACK ON A NORMAL DSCNT PROFILE. THE CABIN ATTENDANTS LATER COMMENTED ON THE MANEUVERING.

Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18L, S TURNS WERE REQUESTED AND APPROVED BY TAMPA TWR TO CORRECT HIGH START GIVEN TO US BY APCH CTL. UNEVENTFUL LNDG RWY 18L. AFTER ARR AT GATE COMMENTS BY FLT ATTENDANTS CAUSED SOME CONCERN ON OUR PART AS TO HOW TURNING ON APCH TO LNDG MAY HAVE LOOKED FROM THE PAX PERSPECTIVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.