Originally Posted by
custardpsc
why wait to finish your ppl? nothing to stop you doing this as dual cross country...
That depends on your instructor. He or she may say that estimating height by eye is harder over water (ask a display pilot) and that much of the object of the exercise is navigation by map reading with reference to the ground and a map. It is almost a pity to waste the opportunity.
Last edited by Downwind Lander; 15th Mar 2017 at 17:29.
Reason: Rectifying an imperfection.