I'm having the depth perception problem too. I more often than not end up 30 metres out from where I'm standing rather than about the 10 that I plan to be for final approach. It doesn't seem to matter what I do or how far I take it across base, I always end up way too far out from me. I hit the same tree twice, in exactly the same spot. Fortunately there was little damage each time.

I didn't feel so bad this morning though. Two guys crashed their helicopters; one totalled and the other will fly again with the equivalent of a heart/lung transplant.

I don't want to hijack this thread, but does anybody have any tips on how to overcome this.