RE: harrier landing
You ain't lived till you harrier landed.
Everytime I do it I get a big time rush. And when you hit it perfectly it's freaking awesome hehe... All about timing and knowing your plane though, otherwise I hope you have a quick fixing rudder (and elevator counterbalances maybe).
I know I got very comfortable in practicing low harrier passes back and forth until I got the nerve to try it. And like I said, it's intense! One wrong move and it's hitting hard or in a worst case scenario, you apply too much power and it torque flops over.