kallis@pen.DEC (03/27/85)
Like a lot of things once you start doing it, it's hard to describe the process objectively. When I recall doing when I land (in my Warrior, which id low wing) it once I'm in the flare I depend on looking out the side and/or using peripheral vision to make the aircraft behave. That's one reason they check our peripheral vision at physicals. There's no way we can fully divorce ourself enough from our actions to record them ac- curately when we're doing them, in my opinion. Under any circumstances, looking straight down towards the runway (somewhat achievable in high-wings and fully achievable only in Wonder Woman's all-glass airplane) would be a poor technique, since you're trying to relate your aircraft to the overall environment (altitude, drift from crosswind component, attitude, etc), and the best way to do that is not to restrict yur perspective.