•For early cross-countries when outside gliding range of
Dunstable and
assuming an L/D of at least 34 (=K23):-
•
–make sure you are over landable terrain by 2000ft. i.e. not over built-up areas, forests, regions of small or otherwise
un-landable fields (often in very hilly regions), expanses of water etc.
–by 1500ft choose a field and don’t let it get out of
range
•(in weak lift you may be able to transfer to another
field (but always keep one in range)
–by 1000ft make a decision to land and do it - whatever
comes !
•
•If you leave your altimeter on QFE Dunstable you will probably have an additional margin for error locally
•
•More experienced pilots (i.e. those with a reasonable
number of field landings
under their belts) will have a lower limit for ‘decision to land’
–but they will always have suitable fields
available
–You will probably know for yourself when you have
reached this stage but don’t chance it before.