Shows how pilots can develop a keen sense of awareness to recognize and understand different landing situations and evaluate the airplane's capacity to meet each challenge. Presents and defines specific landing situations and discusses factors that influence landings, covering crosswind procedures, short- and soft-field operations, night landings, emergency landings, and landing tailwheel airplanes. B&w drawings and photos help readers break down the landing process into simple steps. The author has written several other works on flying. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)