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"Dan Marotta" wrote:

Steve's got it spot on.

My very first landout was into an up hill freshly plowed field. I flew it
on with extra speed and the roundout included a gentle climb to touchdown.
Roll out was very short!



Did exactly that at the Chilhowee Sports Nats a few years ago. Got low
and backtracked to my chosen field only to find another glider sitting
in the middle of it. Went to plan B, a plowed-and-planted field that
covered the top of a prominent hill. I needed to stop before going over
the top of the hill or else it would quickly become an attempt at a
downhill landing. I approached well below the level of the crest of the
hill carrying extra speed to "zoom" up the hill. Matching the upslope
was surprisingly easy. Ran out of airspeed darned quick and neatly
settled on at very low speed (no spoilers). Stopped in the soft dirt way
before running over the crest of the hill.