The saying goes that if you can use the airplane afterward, it's a great landing. I've had one good landing. There was no risk in flight, just a lot of difficulty controlling it on the ground. That was harrowing enough for me.
The joke I heard from my grand-dad [who flew sorties for SOE in stripped down Wellington bombers during WW2] was that landing is never a problem. They've never left a plane stuck up there.
An acceptable landing is when you come down near where you meant to. A good landing is when you can walk, not run, away afterwards. A great landing is when you can fly the plane again. A really great landing is when the ground crew don't need to repair it first.
I have a buddy who was told a version of that joke upon his first solo. "But, instructor! I don't feel ready! What if I can't land it?" Response: "Don't worry. You can't leave it up there." [door slams as instructor steps away]
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The saying goes that if you can use the airplane afterward, it's a great landing. I've had one good landing. There was no risk in flight, just a lot of difficulty controlling it on the ground. That was harrowing enough for me.
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An acceptable landing is when you come down near where you meant to.
A good landing is when you can walk, not run, away afterwards.
A great landing is when you can fly the plane again.
A really great landing is when the ground crew don't need to repair it first.
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