Visibility for the next few days...

[PompeyPaul]

From the met exam, high pressure brings initially good flying conditions but then visibility can be a problem.

We are in a ridge of high pressure now and the wind forecast for the next couple of days look low (allowing haze etc to build up in the atmosphere).

I'm in the South East. What do you think the chances of good VFR flying weather is for tomorrow and Thursday ?

I need to decide whether to take 2 days off work (much to the upset of my boss who is far from happy about it) to do the skills test. The worst thing would be to take the 2 days off, enrage my boss, and then not get to fly the skills test :mad:

[Laundryman]

Take a chance youv'e got to be able to deal with haze otherwise you'll never go up, its infinitely better than a 1500' cloud ceiling.

[Final 3 Greens]

'm in the South East. What do you think the chances of good VFR flying weather is for tomorrow and Thursday ?

Why don't you call your instructor and discuss s/he will have a better feeling for the local micro climate and the conditions required for a skills test.

[Fuji Abound]

If you beleive the Met Office the surface viz will remain good assuming you are near Southampton.

[SkyHawk-N]

JFDI (my most favourite project management term!) :ok:

[Blinkz]

It depends what stage you're at, XC? If so tomorrow should be ok, after that it may start getting a little hazy.....

[bar shaker]

RH is below 50% during the day. It should be 100 mile viz.

It was yesterday and should stay the same until at least the weekend.

[airborne_artist]

Don't where where you plan to go, but the vis at Benson (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/benson_latest_weather.html) is currently 45 km - and if anywhere is going to suffer from haze-induced low viz, it's the middle of the country.

[bar shaker]

You could see well into Kent from Clacton, today.

[Gertrude the Wombat]

Why don't you call your instructor and discuss s/he will have a better feeling for the local micro climate and the conditions required for a skills test.
Er, isn't there some theory that if you can't judge for yourself whether the weather is suitable for a skills test then you aren't ready for the skills test?

After all, once you've passed you can go flying entirely on your own judgement of the weather, nobody is going to hold your hand any more.

[PompeyPaul]

Wednesday was fine. A front decided to transit through on Thursday around early afternoon apart from that it was great.

So I am a newly minted PPL. Just need the brown book through the post. Smart!

Having gone through the PPL myself I've got a LOT of respect for anybody who does it whilst holding down a full time job. There is a LOT of work there and it's a real commitment. I wonder how many people who take on flying in the early days realise how much work they have let themselves in for.

[FullyFlapped]

Congratulations Paul, well done !

FF :ok:

[Zulu Alpha]

I think you'll find the weather is good for the weekend, so do try and go flying.
I used to worry a lot about weather, turbulence etc, but with experience you quickly learn to deal with them. I doubt your instructor will let you go beyond your competence level and he/she is probably a better judge than you at this point, so trust your instructor and concentrate in enjoying yourself.
BTW, having a healthy sense of self preservation and apprehension is a good foundation for any pilot.
I use the following weather sites and they are quite reliable.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/se_forecast_wind.html
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/
http://www.itadvice.co.uk/weatherjack/wx.htm