Originally Posted by
londonblue
Maybe I should have made myself clear. I'm talking about actually practicing landing in a field (without actually landing of course) en-route somewhere, not executing a glide approach.
This is the problem in the UK. (Without actually landing ""of course"".)
The fear of being accused of cowboy actions, "must remember to point out that I won't be doing anything silly like actually touching the ground off airfield".
As a result practice is only carried out down to a low flying stage, no use to anyone.
Flying instructors who have never landed on grass.
Won't do PFLs below 500ft quoting rule 5 etc.
This establishes the mindset of the pilot.