Recently, Peter Duniho posted:

"Dave Doe" wrote in message
. nz...
The original point was ('in reply to'txt also shown):
"
2) The descent rate depends on many factors, but if the aircraft is
flying, it is not landing.

If the aircraft is flying and descending, it is landing.
"

It was my aim to point out that this is not correct - in the sense
and context that I read it (which is that the plane has good flying
speed (is well above stall)).

You inferred quite a lot in the point to which you replied that simply
wasn't there, IMHO. No one said anything about the plane's airspeed
being "well above stall".

If the stall warning horn is not sounding (a precondition from earlier
posts), it can be presumed that the aircraft is "well above stall" speed.
"Descending" is uninformative about the actual attitude or speed of the
aircraft, and whether one is landing or crashing depends at least to some
degree on those other factors. It's valuable to read the entire thread if
you wish to object to some response to it.

Neil