The normal landing is first discussed followed by special circumstances such as strong crosswinds, short field, soft field, night landings, high altitude mountain airports, brake failures, and wake turbulence, to emergency and power off situations. Emphasis is placed on preparing a stabilized approach and judging proper glide and touchdown points. Each step, including the round out, flare, and final touchdown are carefully analyzed explaining in detail the varying occurrence, split second decisions, and pilot reactions which are routinely made resulting in either the perfect smooth touchdown or the embarrassing bounce and hop.

From The Introduction A perfect landing includes recognition of the landing situation, understanding of its true nature, knowledge of how to meet and weigh each required task against personal skill and limitation, and the ability to evaluate the airplane's capacity to meet each challenge. These four skills are the only ones needed to produce that mystical "flyer's instinct."