As I have seen elsewhere, the aim is to strike the planet a (gentle) glancing blow!
Nah, that's what I tend to do if I flare a tad low in the Chippy. What I aim for is "to prevent the aeroplane from landing by gentle, continuous, backward movement of the stick, the wheels just above the runway, until despite my continued rearward stick movement the aeroplane settles gently on to the ground 3-point (if it's a taildragger) or mainwheels first (if it's a trike)".
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