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the faster the speed. The best judge of the landing speed for me is the whistle of the wind on the wires and "prop". -the pitch of the weird wail is my guide. [[strikethrough]] ?? [[/strikethrough]] The earth seems to leap right up at you and you must sense the rate of travel and not land too fast. As you come nearer and nearer you do not look over the edge but keep the ^[[line of sight]] [[strikethrough]] eyes [[/strikethrough]] well forward. After you get to the point where details of the grass are plain you flatten out by dropping the tail. As there is no engine to carry you forward you should gradually settle from a position [[strikethrough]] anywhere [[/strikethrough]] a few feet from the ground and gentle touch the three wheels and the tail skid together. After alighting (into the wind, if any) the machine will gradually slow down and come to rest with a few slight bounces. The [[underline]] good [[/underline]] pilot lands his 'bus without the slightest tremor. It is quite a trick. I had made passably acceptable safe returns to earth, but again the psychological effect of