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Old 12th Jan 2012, 20:49
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mary meagher
 
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There is no way I would choose to land my glider in either of the above!
Invitation to a ground loop for certain! I've landed in set-aside, maize that was a bit too tall for comfort, rape that had recently been harvested but lots of twigs still sticking up, pasture with 24 yearling entire black bulls, sheep, freshly harrowed sticky clay, a very steep field with flints, a fairground; also the centre strip at Newbury race course. There was a microlite strip that came close to being a tad narrow, and a helicopter landing pad at Silverstone, that was a bit short. And a field that had no access whatsoever to get the glider out without crossing a ditch....and two different airfields where the folks in charge had locked up for the weekend.

Rule is choose your field by 1,000' agl, preferably near a pub.
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