On the last day of the Forbes Flatlands after the task was stopped, I came over
the sailplane field where I spotted Lenny on the ground with 4,000' AGL. It took
forever to get down and I wanted to get down before the rain or gust front came.



The actual field was a mixture of some cropped land and landing area for
sailplanes, and I caught a glimpse of a fence at the edge of the cropped lands,
so I decided to land in the huge field next to the sailplane port going into the
wind which was showing on the windsock next to the fence between this field and
the sailplane field.



I got down and did a long downwind leg to be sure I was far enough back in the
field so that I wouldn't come up against the fence at the end of my final. I
came in straight and true with a light head wind and things looked just right
but I noticed that I was keeping right on going. As I approached the fence I
just decided to flare to keep well away from the fence (and the pilots next to
their gliders just beyond the fence).



The flare was a little high but I landed perfectly with no steps and the glider
resting on my shoulders when no shock at all. It was very gentle.



I looked back and saw that the field wasn't flat at all and had an angle of
about 10 to 1. If I hadn't flared I would have kept right on gliding. It's nice
to have a glider that is so easy to land.

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