Living in Oklahoma we have to pretty much get really good at flying in wind, or we get very few flying days. I have flown a bunch of times in gusty winds that throw the plane around a lot, like you mention in your question. I don't think there is any "magic spot" to land that is better than another. What I think is more important is simply practice, practice, practice. IMHO it's really more a matter of being able to react quickly to the changes caused by a gust of wind. The more you practice the more it becomes second nature to react to changes in the plane as it lands.<div>
</div><div>As to where I land when I fly?? It changes depending on the plane I am flying and the mood I'm in. A lot of times when I am flying I will pick different areas of the runway and try to land there. By changing the "spot" I am shooting for I think it improves my skills at landing as I have to adapt to different aspects of view, aiming for a different landing location, and varying conditions. I think it makes me better. Another thing that helps me out is something a buddy and I do. We like to fly together and we will shoot formation landings. In doing this we try to land at the same time on the runway. What we do is we divide the runway and we each try to land on our half of the runway. this really makes me work for a landing because now I have half of the runway that I'm used to. It's a ton of fun to do this and I think it really helps me improve as well. And yes, we both realize that eventually we are going to hit each other when we do this. We accept that risk. Knock on wood, we've been doing this for about 6 or 7 years now and we've never tried to occupy the same point in space that the same time yet!!!! </div><div>
</div><div>But to boil it down, I think that practice is the key to consistent landings!!! </div><div>
</div><div>Ken </div>