A nagging question before my GST...
I had my first attempt at the GST dashed last week by terrible visibility for my navigation. In the route given to me however, there was one section which seemed a tad nasty. I have my test tomorrow but want to clear my head of this nagging question.
My first leg was from Clacton to Sevenoaks, over Sevenoaks my MSA was 2400ft due to a particularly large obstruction on top of a particularly large hill. According to my chart I'm in class A from 2500' in this area. Am I right in believing that I only had a 100ft corridor between my MSA and busting controlled airspace? My examiner told me I wasn't allowed below my MSA even though legally I was allowed to. My intended height was 2450ft amsl but I was very reluctant about having to do so. Was this just a route to seriously test my ability or am I missing something here? I haven't had the opportunity to talk to my instructor about it but I feel like I'm missing something. Thanks