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Old 18th Nov 2019, 16:56
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Alternate Fields?

Having put various gliders into a number of fields, I haven't bothered with alternate fields. Those were winnowed out on the way down from 2000' to 1000'. Below 1000' is where surface irregularities become more readily apparent, but you likely no longer have safe reach to an alternate

The drill becomes picking out the best spot to touch down on.
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