A point well taken Stefan and that scenario should be practiced enough to
make it ingrained. Soaring is a very dynamic sport however and we need to
teach students not only to react to certain situations reflexively but to be
able to evaluate each one and to stay tuned into what is happening around
them.
My point is more of a mental issue.....if a pilot/student is not able to see
that there is a difference between landing in an unknown short field and a
huge paved runway then there is something very wrong with their processing.
Whether that leads to a problem with an outlanding is not so much the issue.
I would argue that they have a basic failure to evaluate situations
adequately and that failure will lead to a problem with another situation
that is yet unseen.
Not to point too fine a point on it but I would also argue that by ALWAYS
doing approaches like you are landing in a small field you are unnecessarily
putting yourself at risk. It is worth the risk to be slow on final if you
must stop short but if you do this each and every time you land eventually a
gust or sudden change in wind direction may cause you or the glider harm.
Casey Lenox
KC
Phoenix
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