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Aeronautical decision making is one of the most important skills in flying. Flying gliders is a good way to develop your decision making. If you haven't landed at another airfield, get your instructor to take you to one and have the towplane come with you. Take a few tows at the new airfield, cover the altimeter, and have the instructor pull rope breaks on you. Without the familiar landmarks of your home airfield and with no altimeter, landing becomes a matter of evaluating your angles and managing your energy.
Stretch your legs as far as allowable for a student at your soaring club. Fly short triangles around the airfield without getting out of glide range. Plan your flight ahead of time using a sectional. Draw "safe altitude" circles on the sectional around your airfield and use them during your flights. If there are nearby grass strips use them as waypoints. They are not always easy to find and it makes good navigation practice.
Fly in various wind conditions (but only with your instructor's approval). Get used to slipping to a landing.
Do all of the above in a safe manner.
Have fun!
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