ORIGINAL: cfircav8r
For a steady wind you can do a forward slip to landing all the way to touch down. This is a standard technique taught at many flight schools. You touch down with the windward wing low and that wheel will touch down first. You use the rudder to keep the nose pointed down the runway and use ailerons to stay over the centerline. If done properly you will have a slight bank into the wind and the nose will be pointed straight down the runway. It is a very stable maneuver and requires no timing like the last minute rudder kick. Only a slightly higher airspeed is recommended. Now this can be a lot harder with a model then it is with a full scale, which is why I didn't bring it up before. The point I was trying to make though, is the wind will not get under the wing while in the air and flip the plane, so don't be afraid to use a little aileron as long as you have enough speed.
Cfircav8r, very true in my experience regarding slipping an RC. Side slipping an RC model (banking using rudder on approach) is very difficult as a practiced maneuver. I've tried and never come close to accomplishing it.
It's infinitely easier to keep the wings level and "steer" the airplane in with ailerons - while using the throttle to keep the centerline of the runway.
As you alluded to in your post, side slipping RC is more difficult than side slipping full scale. I believe this is true.
I don't yet have my Private Pilot License. I know from personal experience it's tremendously easier to fly a full scale airplane than flying RC.