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I sure the video will load at another time KK and like you say using something else.

I watched your video of the landing. If it helps with your landings how about this idea.

Did you think the landing speed was fast and flat in glide path?

If so - here an idea you could bring into play to help with your landings.

If the plane hasn't any flaps its doesn't matter you could try this idea just using your
elevator trim -

-First practice some fly bys at 3X tree top height with a low power setting
with say 3 clicks up up trim in, what your trying to achieve is maintaining
the same height at a lower speed.

-Fly around again approach same height before landing area cut the power
and notice the glide angle and speed - is it better? If yes
then land at this speed, if not fly around again, remember use
only a little power your got 3 clicks of up in, take it of if you can't
handle it, and reapply again on or before the next approach.

- on this approach put more up clicks in say - 1 -2 or 3 you decide, put it in well before the
landing area and at 3X tree top height cut the power just before the landing area
checking the decent speed and angle? - is it a better glider angle and speed to land on?

What your trying to achieve is a setting from your plane that is slower
so you can choose where it will land, this can be achieved with the use
of a different trim from the elevator on a simple aircraft.

This technique is done by large passenger airliners, the tailplane as a whole will
be re-trimmed for take off and a different setting for landing. This is done with up incidence.
So with a combination of flaps and slats on the wings to create more lift and slow down by making
drag to go slower the pilot can make the runway and the attitude of the body
therefore wing is at a angle and by helped with re trimming the tailplane.

You can copy this for your landings by using your elevator trim for slowing down for landing
by altering the incidence of the body/ wing. Now if you need to stretch the landing
to go further before touch down then put on a little power your not upsetting the plane to much
with just a few clicks more power on the motor, if its to high then cut the motor to shorten the run over the landing area.

- remember its radio control and you choose where your going to land

This method with help with a fast trimmed model. However do remember to take of the trim before take off again
otherwise the model with be a handful, and the same if you do a fly by with the trim still in,
consider taking the trim off it your finding it a handful.

Sorry if you have I ready tried something like this - if not enjoy the practice, this method helps. please report back I'll be interested
in finding out if it helped you KK Iyer

Cheers Wibberley