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I've said it before but I'll repeat it as I feel people are missing an important 21st century addition to flying - rather on a par with GPS.
Pop down to PC World and get yourself a copy of MS Flight Simulator 98 (about 10 quid). Then get VFR England & Wales Scenery (22 quid). Now plot a cross country on your half million, put in some wind and set off ( I use the B737 so its on autopilot. Also at 200+knots your skills have to be a bit sharper.)
You can now do pure pilotage. Mark your position from time to time and make appropriate adjustments to heading. What you must learn is that you only need to know where you are half the time. The other half, you can be completely lost. But of course you must look cool. The examiner as always will judge you by how confident you appear. Remember he'll be lost half the time although it may not be the same half as you.
The good thing is you can practice precisely the routes you have had a problem with (providing of course they are in England or Wales).
The other good thing is you can do the same thing at night, but more of that another day.
This discussion has reminded how pleasurable a simulated cross country flight is. I might set my pc up tomorrow and go for a spin. Tell me your worst route and I'll see how difficult it is for me.
[ 15 January 2002: Message edited by: twistedenginestarter ]</p>