Hi SkyCamMK,
Your following comment interests me.
Well, Where I come from roundout and flare are definitely not the same.
When I learned to fly in 1960 the term 'flare' was never ever heard in British flying, only the term 'round-out'. You only ever saw the term 'flare' in American magazines, where by corollary the term 'round-out' was never seen.
When I returned to flying in 2005, after a break of many years, the term 'round-out' had vanished and only the term 'flare' was in use.
I have assumed this to be a consequence of the very large proportion of British instructors who now do all their flying training (sorry 'flight training') in the USA. This is also attested to, for example, by the increasing adoption of the pronunciation of the word
ALTimeter as al
TIMeter.
Your comment suggests, however, that 'flare' and 'roundout' are two entirely different things. So in your experience how does the 'flare' differ from a 'roundout'?
Broomstick.