Thanks for advice Gents, I will try that on my next sim. Glad to hear that the real a/c is better
@Centaurus - yes, the setup was night time/non-prec wx with no visible horizon and little external references (couple of city lights and that was it). Perhaps not the best setup for practicing first landings in a new type....
The instructor did just what you suggested - let me try a couple of times and finally I managed to get a half decent landing, or two, but still not really feeling comfortable with it...