Thing.
Well that post could have been written by me. I too am of the same mind if I nail the landing. I've flown gliders in the past up to bronze & silver height before trying power, 250hrs total, 150 on type. So no expert either.
I spent last Saturday trying to get the circuits as tight as possible after no flying since November in this crap weather.
Chuck
Semi crash land is right, reminds me of the Navy watching Scimitars & Buccaneers on Ark Royal, except they kept the bloody nose up and the tail hook down. And the gear was designed for it.