All good advice here.
One thing to think about is that all landings except carrier landings are controlled stalls. (carrier landings are controlled crashes)
The biggest thing about landing is getting prepared. Get your plane at the proper approach speed, trim, gears down and flaps early. Don't leave this to the last minute. Now I realise that there are times in AH that we are trying to get a plane down in a hurry to land those kllls with bandits in the air. In those situations all bets are off and a skid landing is just as appropriate.
One of the keys to a good landing is proper trim. Trying to land with combat-trim on is like a wrestling match. Every time your flight characteristics change re-trim your plane.
Reduce speed and TRIM
Drop flaps and TRIM
Lower gear and TRIM
You should try and come over the end of the runway close to the planes stall speed. When you are a couple feet off the runway, chop throttle and flair the nose up. You should settle down on all 3 wheels.
In the A5 when I'm landing the stall horn will go off just before my wheels hit the ground. Now in the Ki-84 I never hear it. That thing just floats down like a feather. F4Us are a whole 'nother beastie. Those things need arresting cables even on land.
A good practice is to make your approach and instead of landing try and keep the wheels just off the pavement holding the plane there. This way you will get used to how your plane behaves under those flight characteristics.
It great your trying to safely land your virtual aircraft. I now those virtual taxpayers and getting tired of paying for those damaged or destroyed planes because our pilots only care about those kills.
