News you can use: how to land an airplane if you are not a pilot.

Something those Asiana pilots might have found useful.

The best, most useful part:

  "Time to dive: you kept the runway between your legs, you are 1000 ft above the ground and the runway is 1 mile in front of you. You will point the nose of this airplane to the very beginning of the runway. The speed will start to grow, you will reduce throttle to keep your current speed, you will not overshoot the runway, don't worry about that. Keep your eye on the speed. Some people will feel the pressure changing in their ears, this is normal.  You pointed the nose of the airplane to the beginning of the runway, but you won't be able to land there. You should cross the beginning of the runway at the height of a 4-5 store building and descending.  When you reach the height of a common pole, cut the throttle completely, you will start to pull and reduce the descending speed. If you pull it sooner it will get ugly. The airplane should be high as a very tall person now. Do not let it land, smoothly keep pulling it more and more to try to keep this height. After a few seconds you will hear a buzz. That's the plane starting to stall, because you followed my instructions now you should be around 1.5 meters from the ground and the plane will land by itself. If you ever hear that buzzing sound and the distance between you and the ground is greater than a height you can fall on your feet, push the throttle to the end, do not pull the yoke until the buzzing stops get altitude and try everything again. If the airplane hits the ground, immediately cut the throttle. Some landings can be so hard that can hurt a bit. "

I guess it is a success if it only hurts "a bit."  Shouldn't there be a part where you are screaming "aaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!"