Landing is always a fun experience in instrument flying. There is a great sense of apprehension when you takeoff and fly all over eastern Washington for several hours without looking out the window knowing that soon you will point the nose of the airplane towards the earth and descend. The whole time you have been watching little needles move in small glass circles. You have traveled hundreds of miles and you sure hope you have not missed anything. We work very closely with air traffic control and through the coordination of many people and those little needles you begin your descent to the ground fully expecting to settle that little airplane right on a runway that you have never seen before many miles from where you started. If you peek to soon your instructor is always there to cover up the view and make you descend even closer to the ground. Eventually they do let us look before we flare. Usually we get to see the ground about 20-30 seconds before we land. It is very exciting.