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Ground Handling 3: The Downfall
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Curator's Note
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Many pilots spend plenty of time practicing how to bring the glider up, but relatively neglect the skill of bringing it down safely. Yet a controlled finish is what decides your safety whenever the canopy is still alive — on a strong-wind launch, a top landing, or just after touchdown. Good ground handling ends not the moment you bring the glider up, but the moment you lay it fully down.
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