I consider my abilities as a pilot as average. I flew the MD-11 for more than 8 years as a commander. She needed a high awareness from 300 feet until touchdown, but neither a hardlanding nor a bounce happened to me (even no flip over) even in adverse wind-conditions. When I did the transition to the A-330 and A-340 for the last 7 years of my career I experienced a much easier plane to land. But I also experienced a much more difficult plane to fly in gusty weather - the high wingload of the MD-11 has advantages in these conditions.