2) An aggressive deceleration about 10 feet above the surface, use power to stop all ground motion (kind of turns into a sideways flare) and then a hovering auto (I like this one for landing on surfaces that won't allow sliding, like a swamp)
Good one, Paul - that's my favourite, and allows you to get little or no forward speed on touchdown. Beats a fast run-on any time in my book but takes a bit of finesse of course.