I ve recently got the rotor virus and struggling as all new comers.
What really helped me is reading you guys, reading the manual, Chuck guides and practicing with those missions and videos by Grizzly :
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=CHPL&set_filter=Y
Especially the mission for pattern work helped me understand better how to land.
And of course the Golden Rule... Practice.. Practice.. Practice...