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Old 27th Sep 2004, 13:23
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Penguina

 
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Ah, you bring it all back, Mazzy! I remember that all so well. First flaring too high, then too low, then flaring just right but moving off the centreline, then doing everything right but just not seeing it through and letting it 'plonk', then landing fine but forgetting to concentrate after you've touched down you're so relieved...

It all seems to go a lot slower now than it did in those days. Mind you, it still helps to take a deep breath and check that I'm relaxed on the way down from time to time, especially in crosswinds.

Perhaps they should change the verb 'to land' a plane to something that sounds a bit less - how shall I put it - deliberate?? It's something that misled me too, that idea that you make it touch down.
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