My approach, and the way I teach my students, is very simple. Whether I do a full downwind, base, and final, or whether I just do a short circle approach.

Its this:
Get the plane into a level or slightly nose up attitude with the plane sinking.

If you're sinking too fast, bump the throttle and bring it back down. If you're coming in too fast, gently pull pack a little more on the elevator. If you're to high, pulling back a little more will slow it down, causing it to descend faster. Just fly the plane. when you get to the runway, if you're wings level, nose up, and sinking, you'll grease the landing everytime.

I guess this means I use some gentle back pressure on the elevator to keep the plane level or nose up. The key is to fly the plane, not the transmitter. I don't teach them about "flare" on approach, as its already built in to the method.

Brad