Hi Im learning to fly on a sim. To my knowledge theres two ways to turn a plane left or right.

1. You can deflect the aelerons and have it roll/bank in the direction you wish to turn. you also need to deflect the elevators and cause nose pitch up if you want the turn to be a level turn. Turning feels easier using this method.

2. deflect the rudder to cause a yawing motion. this is accompanied by some roll which you correct using aelerons in opposite directions. in addition you will probably need to use the elevator as well to keep the height level. The turns seem to be harder this way.

I was wondering which of these two techniques is the right one. Someone mentioned to me in another post that learning without an instructor can lead to bad habits (unfortunately can't be helped at the moment). Im afraid one of these methods is a "bad habit". Im assuming method 1 is the right way to turn the plane and method 2 is the bad habit. Am I right? Any input/suggestions are welcome.

Im also not very good at landing. Any tips on how you do this right? I just use the elevators to get down to a lower altitude, and also slow the engine so Im descending a bit. My touchdowns are kinda hard tho. Does this just fix itself with practice?

If you guys know of any online tutorials on flying correctly, post a link please. Thanks.