PFLs
Some advice needed.
I passed my PPL about 18 months ago and have just over 100 hours.
I was taught a rather unorthodox way of doing PFLS -
1. Gliding speed.
2. Have a general look out - is this generally an area with a lot of suitable fields (this is usually the case unless over water, mountains or a built up area.
3. Turn cross wind and do your restart checks.
4. At 1500 feet turn downwind. You will have by now by looking for a suitable field, but you make a final decision only when on base leg (you have two ways to turn after all.
This always works - trouble is examiners/instructors doing checkouts don't buy this and that want to know WHAT FIELD???. Pointing one out immediately wastes time - inevitably it is not the field you eventually choose.
Any thoughts?