landing techniques
Ways to alight
Landing techniques are methods for bringing aircraft, spacecraft, or oneself safely to the ground.
Pilots learn various landing techniques for different conditions: crosswind landings, short-field landings, water landings.
The term extends to parachuting, gymnastics, and parkour, where proper technique prevents injury: She practiced her landing technique on the mat until it was second nature.
- final approachLanding's concluding flight path
- rolloutStaged public introduction
- dismountGet off something ridden
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- flareSudden bright burst
ground effect · touchdown · parachute deployment · emergency procedures · belly flop · dead drop · nose dive · freefall · jumpmaster · autorotation · aerial maneuvers · altimeter · tandem · glide slope · cushion · go-around · absorb · tuck and roll