In article mOsXc.187980$8_6.23896@attbi_s04, Bill Daniels
writes

Most of us pretty well know the routes we will use on XC flying. Get your
handheld GPS, a digital camera and a good map with a Lat/Long grid and go
driving. Looking over fields from ground level is much better than from
1000' feet while stressed out.

You don't need to find many fields, just enough to fill in the gaps between
airports. When you find a good one, note the GPS coordinates and take
photos and notes. Maybe include the name of the landowner and a phone
number. If you can, walk the landing area. Then, post them on your club
web site. The Albuquerque Soaring Club is a good example of this.

Scratching for a save when within an easy glide of a known safe landing site
is a lot less stressful.

Bill Daniels


Excellent idea. But the trouble is, what might be a good field in August
2004 might be terrible in June 2005, with a rape or potato crop..
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Mike Lindsay