UP FROM THE GROUND Use taxiing to improve your landings BY DAN K. DYER ILLUSTRATION BY ALLAN DAVEY PILOTS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE LANDINGS. Most people think improvements can only be gained by repeated landing practice, but landing insights can be gained from other phases of flight as well. At San Carlos Flight Center, we teach ways to improve student landings with lessons at altitude, learning attitude control; lessons of stable, controlled takeoffs; and, somewhat surprisingly, with taxiing lessons. With the right approach, your time on the taxiway can be a great place to test and improve the skills you use during landing. FLIGHTTRAINING.AOPA.ORG 33 WWW.AOPA.ORG/FT 33http://WWW.AOPA.ORG/FT