Nine Tips For Making Good Landings:

Make your approach with two 90 degree turns! The
"downwind" is parallel with the backside of the runway, turn 90
degrees to the "base leg" parallel with the end of the
runway and the turn 90 degrees on to "the final leg". Adjust
the descent with the throttle, not the elevator.

Keep landing in the weeds? Stand facing the field with
your shoulders parallel to the field. When turning on final
bring the airplane nose to line up even with your shoulder (pointing
toward the aircraft) and at the 10 or 2 o'clock position.
You're now setup for a perfect approach down the middle of
the runway! Control your descent with the throttle, start
with 2 clicks above idle. As you throttle back keep just
enough pressure on the elevator to keep the nose level
until the plane touches down.

Don't "short cut" your landing...always fly to your shoulder,
while you are facing your field.


A good approach pattern, especially the final leg, will
generally determine the quality of your landing.

When making the flare, keep bringing the nose up by holding
up elevator. Keep pulling more and more up as the plane
slows, when the mains touch, neutralize the elevator
quickly to keep from bouncing two or three times.


If the landing results in a "bounce", apply a little throttle,
level out by neutralizing the elevator, and touch down again.
(You want the engine to pull your plane to level flight,
otherwise the plane stalls and that generally means repair
work.)


Practice learning how to land with a "little power", and cut
just before touchdown occurs. (Bring the throttle stick to
idle and then move it up one or two clicks). This technique is
especially useful when landing into a stiff breeze.


When landing into the wind, assuming that your plane is in
trim, add one or two clicks of down trim to help
the plane lose altitude. On touch down just neutralize the
elevator.


Instead of trying to "flare", trying skimming along the
surface of the runway as long as possible, at idle.