Plain English Meaning

The part of a flight where the pilot lines up with the runway, slows down and descends toward it, then touches the wheels down and rolls out safely.

Full Definition

The final phase of a flight, in which the airplane is maneuvered from the traffic pattern or instrument approach path down to the runway and brought to a controlled touchdown and rollout. The approach is the descending, configuring, and aligning portion; the landing is the transition from flight to ground contact and the rollout that follows.

Context Anchor

Seen in training for traffic patterns, , , and rollout.