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Old 21st October 2010 | 15:39
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Jan Olieslagers
 
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From: Ansião (PT)
Decades ago I waited for weather good enough to fly my solo cross country. Each week, I'd ask my instructor if the weather was good enough... He'd hmmm, and say, "I don't think so".

On the day I actually did my solo cross country, he had just said the same thing. Another instructor overheard, and said to me "go check the weather yourself". I did, and is was fine. I went right back to my instructor, and reported this. He said "Oh, Okay, go ahead then". And I did. I'd been lazy. I learned that lesson.

Perhaps at these earlier stages of training, it can be frustrating suffering the variability of the UK weather, because your go/no go decisions are being made for you. There will come a point where you'll have to make them for yourself. This is part of that training.
That's a great lesson sir, to this beginner pilot. Thank you very much!
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