Oh the irony !
Well after starting this thread about a glider down in a field near Melgund (Brechin) I was out flying the Maule on Saturday and upon my return to my grass strip (09-27) the wind was from the North and was pushing up against my planes xwind limits (and exceeding my personal capabilities by a mile). After circling around for 30 minutes with no change I decided to go over to our other farm and see if one of the winter wheat fields with North/South tramlines would work for a precautionary landing until conditions improved at the home strip. One in particular looked like a good option and I landed and left the Maule there overnight. Interestingly, it was about a 1/2 mile from where I'd seen the glider, and yes, some nosy bastard called to report a "plane down in a field near Melgund" Bloody typical !!!!