photonic;
you write that you have to land correctly first time or you will fail. I'd like to hear people's opinions on this.

In our club, you can go around as many times as you want to (or need to), the goal is to make a controlled approach and a safe landing. We have a few people in our club that land no matter what. Often the plane comes in sideways, one wing high, the plane comes in too steeply, too low, etc. The plane goes all over the runway after landing, and a couple of times other people have been hit by these "semi-controlled" planes. IMHO, it would be better to go around, make another circuit, let the nerves calm down and try to fly a more stable approach. If it doesn't look right, go around and try again.

What do YOU think? Which way is safer?