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====Final Descent and Touchdown====
# Lower your pitch to begin your descent toward the runway. Once you begin your descent, the plane will not bank, and the pitch will not rise above the center line of the pitch indicator. Simply stated, once ou begin the landing procedure, you must complete it.
# Press G or ";" (semi-colon) to lower the landing gear.
# A successful touchdown on the runway is indicated by the appearance of runway markers, two pairs of dots on either side of the center runway line.
# To bring the plane to a complete stop, you can do one or more of the following:
* raise the flaps
* decrease the engine power