"Gerald Sylvester" wrote in message
news:BMklc.3967

A few weeks ago I was in Las Vegas.....

Unusual, but not unheard of. I've had to do it once, some years ago in a
727.


....This plane was on
short short, REAL short final for a jet. The plane couldn't have
been more than 1000 feet in the air and a mile and a half and
15 seconds from landing. yes, it was that close.

I know that's just a quick estimate, but generally those numbers don't mesh
with an ILS profile, so I'm guessing the plane was farther out and higher
than it appeared (but I've been wrong before...). Observing big airplanes
from the ground can lead to lots of illusions. :-)