Monthly Archives: April 2023

Editor: In Outlanding Techniques, Part 1 Roy wrote about landouts at private and small airports. Let's read on as we look into the possibilities of off-airport landings.

Cultivated farm fields

The optimum farm

When to turn during an Assigned Area Task (AAT)?

The age-old question, one which takes experience and sometimes bravery to make the decision to turn for home, to make the final dash and come home on time (or over), but not before. For sure the answer to removing some of these doubts like anything is, knowing the rules of an AAT, to practice practice practice,

The gliders we now fly are highly sophisticated and are able to travel huge distances and speeds in excess of 250kph using only Earth's natural energies. These energies are generated by the sun, wind, and topography.  As a glider is always sinking towards the Earth, we as pilots seek out areas where the airmass is moving upwards, this enables us to gain our energy through height which we can

This is a hard subject to write about beyond offering some general observations and simple advice. Different regional factors including farming and crop differences, irrigation methods, topography, vegetation, grazing animals, wetlands, spring mud, winter snowfall, and other concerns all mean that local knowledge and experience are most helpful. What works in one area will be useless in another.  Still,