Uh ohhh....we're not going to fight are we?
The funny thing is with things like this that for the first week or so (ie when you're at some stage of your cpl) that you start calculating crosswind components and wind speeds , drift etc it takes a bit of mental effort but from then on it is reeaal easy man.
I am amazed at how many people can't quickly work out a cross wind componant accurately, if you get a good rule of thumb it takes about 2 seconds, literally, to work it out. I was always 'average' at maths so for you bright sparks it must be about 1 second!
P.S. Mr Convergence Zone,
I am just a spring chicken......old people now days....always so quick to judge! heh heh heh