I am a self taught rc pilot.I learned on gliders,and only recently got a .40 sized glow engine trainer(Hobbico Avistar).I am flying pretty well,but my landings are too bouncy(asphalt runway).I believe I will solve this problem with practice,and it is not really what my question is about.
My question is about proper landing technique.Is there a right and wrong way to get it down?For example,the Avistar will not lose altitude on it's own fast enough to do a landing approach,unless you throttle all the way back to idle,or use elevator to dive it.The way I have been landing is to make my final turn over the runway,then drop the throttle to idle.The nose drops a little and the plane dives to pick up airspeed,then I flair it out before it touches the runway.This way,I do not have to give down elevator and dive it under power(i'm afraid of bringing it in too hot).It drops right out of the sky on it's own.
Is this correct,or are you supposed to deliberately dive to lose altitude and try to flair out under power?Perhaps it just depends on the model?