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landing position [3 records]

Record 1 2004-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
  • Body Movements (Sports)
CONT

... it is imperative you adopt and maintain the parachute landing position before and during the touch down ...: arms up; elbows tucked in: head bent forwards; chin on chest; back rounded; watch the ground; feet and knees tight together, the former parallel to the ground and the latter slightly bent; ... semi-relaxed.

CONT

As [I] got closer to the ground, I assumed the parachute landing position with feet together and knees bent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Mouvements du corps (Sports)
CONT

Le sol se rapproche : position d'atterrissage.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Terme(s) de patinage artistique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
OBS

the control tower operators (...) also assign -- to incoming aircraft when there is more than one aircraft in the so-called landing pattern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
OBS

tour de piste: vol local qui consiste à décoller d'un aérodrome, à décrire une simple boucle de manière à venir se placer en --.

Spanish

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