I love landing. It's my favorite thing to do in an airplane. And yes, while it's somewhat heartwarming and ego-inspiring to get a standing ovation after a great one, each provides a sense of accomplishment-ranging from Godlike comparisons with Chuck Yeager to simply being content that the airplane is still flyable. To me, the best landing is a first landing. It doesn't necessarily have to be the first landing-it can simply be the first landing in an airplane I've never flown or in an environment I've never seen. It's the anticipation of theoretical meeting practical and rubber meeting runway. We read the book; we saw the movie-now it's time to go do it.
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