Make smooth, timely, and correct control application before, during, and after touchdown.

Bottom line

During a stabilized approach, small changes in the airplane’s pitch attitude and power setting are needed when making corrections to the angle of descent and airspeed. Prior to touchdown, the transition to a sideslip is made with the upwind wing lowered and opposite rudder applied to prevent a turn. Follow-through with the flight controls involves an increasing application of aileron into the wind until full control deflection is reached.