Regarding the speed/power/pitch/VS thing I personally can't separate them and don't see why I should.Pitch or power to regain the slope? Well, both actually.If I pitch up I'll need power on,if I pitch down I'll need to reduce power to hold this speed.I'm no genius but even I can handle this much.. .Once you get close to the ground I suppose I just point the nose at the touchdown point and use the throtles to control speed.In broad terms the two are always linked though.