Landings are mandatory. The first thing every pilot does after making a gear up landing is to put the gear handle down. A great landing is one which lets you use the airplane another time. A good simulator check ride is like successful surgery on a cadaver. Good judgment comes from experience.
Good experience comes from someone else's bad judgment.
An airplane may disappoint a good pilot, but it won't surprise him. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself. Altitude above you. Runway behind you Fuel in the truck.