I almost put my GoPro on the plane that day but thought to myself, "No I better wait and get more comfortable with this thing again before I try anything stupid" Would have been an awesome vid...as far as luck/skill goes? Not sure how to classify that one. All I did was react the best I could to the given situation, Found out 6 foot is about the minimum you need to perform a half barrel roll

In all seriousness I really need to use the rudder more. I generally use ailerons on final, will rudder/elevator combination be enough to right a plane on final? I know aileron effectiveness goes down drastically at slow speeds. Whats the technique for you guys using for rudder on your landings? I understand keeping the nose pointed down the center-line but what would it do if the plane is constantly rolling back and forth from wind gust? Wouldn't ailerons be used to counter?