RE: slowing down for a landing
Practice! Practice! Practice! I have had the same issue with most of my planes early on their lives and I found that each has its own quirks when it come to landing. It is just a matter of time before you get used to it.
With a CG that is not too far forward, I will start to gently pull on the elevator slow the airplane down and then use the throttle to control the sink rate. In essence, I will just blip the throttle as I am coming in. This used to be easier with the gas powered planes because you could hear the engine, but it works with electrics as well. If I am carrying way too much speed, then I will splip the airplane slightly to use its side as an airbrake. You can do this by cross controlling the rudder and ailerons but you have to be careful; if you get too slow, the plane will stall and spin in. I do not know if one way is better than the other, but I try to fly the low wing into the wind. Use the rudder to keep runway heading.
Good luck,
Teo