ASA Making Perfect Landings

No matter how long you have been a pilot and no matter what degree of skill you have attained, if you are to land perfectly you must exert 100% effort toward that task. Many pilots resign themselves to imperfect landings merely because they are unaware of the simple fact that even the pros must work at each landing.

The three skills needed to produce a perfect landing include:

• Recognizing the landing situation and understanding its true nature.
• The knowledge of how to meet and weigh each required task against personal skill and limitation.
  
• The ability to evaluate the airplane’s capacity to meet each challenge.