We are very fortunate to have Mrs. Albright allow us to land on her property. I try to land somewhere else if possible because it is such a long drive from launch to here (about 25 minutes). You should plan on landing in one of these fields if you don't catch a thermal.

The Normal Field: The first one I'll mention is just in back of her house and includes the shaded breakdown area. If you look at the picture below it is the one with the one and a  half chicken barns in it. It's a pretty big field if  you take into account the approach paths over the adjacent fields, but those fields are separated by obstacles which catch my attention every time that I land. For starters, there is a barbed wire fence running east/west separating it from the Arkansas field which must be crossed pretty low for a SE, S, or SW approach. I haven't hit it yet but I'm pretty sure that at least one person has and many people have gotten close. There are two trees near the fence which must be passed between for a SE approach. There is plenty of room as long as your glider doesn't get turned. There are power lines on the west end of this and the other two LZ's which you must be wary of also.

The Arkansas Field: This field got its name because from launch, it resembles the state of Arkansas. It is also owned by Mrs. Albright and is directly north of the normal field. The hazardous barbed wire fence mentioned previously is what separates the two fields. The Power lines are on the west side of the field and tall trees are on the north and east ends. Unless you are shooting a north approach, you must set up your landing from within the perimeter of the field. Because of this, and because I don't like to carry my glider very far, I prefer to try to land in the normal LZ and take my chances with the obstacles.

The Front Field: I've only landed here twice and one of those times was not on purpose. This field has power lines on three of the four sides and is the smallest of the three fields. I think it would be safe to land here in a south wind as long as you had the option of landing in the normal field if you were too low to cross the barbed wire fence. The one time I landed here deliberately, Mrs. Albright's son was cutting the Arkansas field and there were a lot of cows in the normal field. There is a nice shade tree in the SE corner of the field by her driveway to brake down under.

The Very Front Field: I have threatened to land in this field many times, especially when no one else has landed there and I will be hitch hiking to Havana. This field is plenty big enough for an east or west final as long as you turn final at the right altitude. There aren't a whole lot of options if you don't set yourself up right. If and when I decide to try to land there, my main worry will be the power lines separating this field from the front field. If I succeed, I will be sure to include my successful strategy on this web page.