Aerobatic Flyer
The view is that for a short landing, nothing is more important than an accurate touchdown point
The overiding factor on a short field landing is speed. If the approach speed is higher than published then the distance from fifty feet above the surface to touch down will be greater. If touch-down speed is higher then the ground roll will also be greater. Even if the aiming point is achieved the upwind fence becomes an arrestor cable – not so good.
If approach speed is controlled using the traditional technique and the aiming point is overshot then one simply applies full power and goes ‘round - not so bad.
The downside of point and power for STOL is that if rate of descent increases, casuing the aircraft to drop below the glidepath then the initial reaction is to increase nose pitch. This causes an increase in drag and a rapid reduction in airspeed. An adept pilot will quickly apply power to recover speed. The student will not be quick enough and the result will be a heavy landing or stall from low altitude.