Simulated off landing

[yoink 321]

It's occured to me that while I'm happy landing my Sabre 135 in any conditions in an open field, I've never had an off landing on it.

I was considering silmulating a tight landing, sinking it in on half breaks and PLFing whilst the conditions were good.

Is this something people would recommend / not?

I'm currently at a 1.14 WL

any advice on this would be good.

Thanks

Will

[Scrumpot 1]

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I was considering silmulating a tight landing, sinking it in on half breaks and PLFing whilst the conditions were good.

Is this something people would recommend / not?

Absolutely!
I'd also recommend a practice rear-riser only landing, flat turns to final and perhaps even a few mildly downwind landings. Doing each of these in a planned/ideal environment can most certainly help you be more comfortable with them should the UNPLANNED need ever arise!

Please talk with your S&TA (or equivalent) at your DZ before doing each of these and get input/instruction on the ground first as well.

coitus non circum - Moab Stone

[yoink 321]

I'm happy landing downwind and crosswind in average conditions on this canopy, and was confident of putting my previous canopy just about anywhere... I'm waiting for a few more jumps before landing on rears on this canopy, but have practised at altitude just in case (fingers crossed it'll never be necessary).
It's just never occurred to me before to try this type of 'pressure' landing before. oops...

edited for spelling.. doh

[TimDave 0]

Start slowly with your practice. Come in 1/4 brakes get ready to PLF. Then 1/2, then ... Do it up top first. Ring that sucker out and learn to fly every input. Enjoy those new things. They will come in handy at some point.

[riggerrob 643]

Once you have completed those exercises near the pea gravel bowl, start landing near real obstacles.
Use a frisbee as your target and toss it in the corner of your regular landing field.
Pretend that the fences are really barns or hangars or tall rows of trees backed by fast flowing water or rabid wolves.
Develop these fears until you have genuinely scared yourself about these imaginary additional obstacles, because the greatest difference between simulated off-landings and real off-landings is the confusion and fear of landing in unfamiliar terrain.