RE: Landing
An old timer once told me just about anybody can fly a plane, but what separates the good pilots for the average pilot is consistency in landing. After my students solo, I always tell them to concentrate on shooting touch-n-go's and full stop landings for a few weeks to get better at it (and it's quite evident after a couple of months who has listened and who hasn't). Every plane has its own feel and landing characteristics so I like to do this for each plane I have (some planes you just can't do this with like gliders, 1/2A or pylon racers that land dead stick). Even when I take the club trainer out after not having flown it for a couple of weeks I always try to shoot several touch-n-go's before I put my students up.
Hogflyer