Andrew Sarangan wrote:

You guys are challenging my understanding of landings :-)

The landing technique, as taught by many before us, is to
progressively increase elevator deflection to maintain zero vertical
speed. I suppose it is possible that you can reach max elevator
without reaching critical AOA.

Ah, yeah. See Cessna 177A. They had to add slots to the stab so the
tail wouldn't stall before the wing.