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  1. Landing

    The 3 Crucial Questions

    August 03, 2017

    In February one of the topics was about landings and to 'not land' when trying to land. To float and dissipate the energy. The following 3 questions are what I repeatedly ask myself on every landing.

    Am I high?
    Am I low?
    Is my speed ok?


    They are new separate questions each time. If my speed was fast, I am going to ask it again, because hopefully, I have corrected it since the

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