I like to think that's also why the Doctor so often gets his landings wrong- the TARDIS notices something more interesting going on and lands there instead.
Seems like the Doctor has been able to reign the TARDIS in a bit since then. Now he can land and fly the thing with pinpoint accuracy when he needs to.
I have to admit I liked it better when the TARDIS was acting up a bit more, and he had to constantly struggle with it.