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Old 12th Jul 2015, 13:14
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I appreciate landing away is the norm with glider pilots and they are much more experienced at doing so than the powered pilots.

Also the nature of the animal is different.

Having said that the biggest danger to powered pilots is fixating on a chosen landing strip and going for that strip at all costs.

often there is a suitable landing strip left or right of track which might not be totally into wind or length but a better option than stalling or taking out a line of trees in front of the chosen landing strip.

it is better to hit a hedge at the end than stalling in out of control or descending into trees because you got it wrong on your chosen landing strip.

it is so important to have a good situational awareness and a number of get out of jail for free cards in the back of your mind than fixation

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