Stefan wrote:
Eric Greenwell schrieb:

landable terrain that isn't in the airport database. Just knowing
that good landout options are reachable reduces stress

I reduce my stress by carrying an "iron thermal"!

Dangerous tactic. Your personal thermal may or may not work.

It doesn't have to be perfect to be a stress reducer! I always have a
good field in easy reach before I attempt to start; so far, only one
failure to start out of 165 in-flight restart attempts. That's a lot
less stress than 164 retrieves.

For a detailed look at how I use the "iron thermal" it's advantages for
the pursuit of soaring, read my "Guide" - see below for the download link.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
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