hey guys, don't get bent out of shape on this one!
Two things contribute to an increase in prangs this time of year
1. The weather is nice, (mostly)
2. A lot of pilots are rusty.
Gliders land in fields as a normal thing to do; but just now crops are tall and it is much harder to find a nice surface than in say September, after the harvest. We do a lot of training before attempting field landings, covering conditons, (size, slope, surface!!!!)
Land lightly on the top of the crop at slowest possible touchdown speed. If the crop is very high, you may catch a wing on a plant causing a ground loop; this seldom causes damage but is an interesting thing to experience.
But if you get it right, after touchdown, the world turns green, you climb out and get out the phone and call your friends....then find the farmer and apologise. Then try to find the glider again; if the crop is very high, only the horizontal T-tail will be visible! All good fun, adventure, and something to talk about in the bar when you get back.
Any landing that you walk away from.......!