Originally Posted by
MarcK
That's only true if you intend to land at the field you departed from. How do you translate QFE to an off-field landing site? It's easier with QNH and a chart.
An off-field landing in a glider is usually a field landing. Everything is flown by eye, the altimeter is ignored. Even if it's landing at another glider site the circuit etc. would be flown by eye.