I think landings can be harder than takeoffs because you're moving away from the ground on takeoff. Landing in winds can be nerve wracking. In my first landing with wind (4th flight), I came in a little hard and bounced on the touchdown. It wasn't a pretty landing, but nothing was broken. My third landing was a dead-stick in calmer winds, with the plane absolutely NOT TRIMMED. If the runway wouldn't have had traffic (2 horses) on it, I would've made the runway. But hey, I'm learning. No one's teaching me, so I've been bagging many hours on simulators. To be safe, I bagged at least a dozen hours before attempting to solo, which was also my first fight, which also had a beautiful landing. That is, until the pole jumped out in front of me and clipped the wing! :P