It took me a good 200 hours into my flying to be reasonably certain of the outcome of a landing. Prior to that although the technique was taught, it just felt like I wasn't really in control for that last 5-6 feet and I quietly hoped the landing would be good.
In more advanced training I was lucky to find an instructor who watched me, and where I was looking when I landed, not the plane. A couple of circuits later he had me transitioning from the aiming point (getting the ground rush/texture flow thing) to slowly looking out to the far end of the runway for the final bit of the flare. Even if the view over the nose was obstructed it was still easy to keep pulling or hold off until the wheels touched.
The advice served me well and works whenever I fly the 747, TB20 or C172 (although the latter two make me twitch if the last flare was at 40 feet in the jumbo!).
Last edited by Fright Level; 12th September 2007 at 07:35.