As the sun dips toward the horizon, the air cools and the thermals die out. Your altimeter is unwinding. You check your final glide path on the flight computer—it's going to be tight. You align with the grass runway, extending the to control your descent. The silence is absolute, broken only by the whistle of the air against the canopy.
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