The private pilot was well into earning his instrument rating. Every training flight consists of multiple approaches that terminate in a missed approach, followed by the return to the home airport for a full-stop landing.
His flight planning skills were good, his scan was spot-on, and his radio skills were improving with each flight. Unfortunately, his landings had become a bit rough. Too fast. Not on centerline. They were passable, but not the level of precision on which he prided himself.
