I really got a full understanding of "the flare" when I moved to a Tiger 60. The visibility of that great aircaraft was great. So, when I pulled in the little bit of elevator at the right point, I saw the nose some up slightly and the plane settle in for a perfect landing.

Once that happened, well, that was all it took.

The other great learning tool for me was flying in the Coast Guard helicopter. The maneuver for autorotation is a flare maneuver, with the HH52, was at about 50 feet altitude where the nose came up and the energy in the rotary wings was transferred into slowing down the airframe for a soft, somewhat vertical landing. Neat stuff.

CGr.