I’ve been hoping to update this after I pass my test. Further to the last entry, two weeks ago I had a week of route practise, followed last week by a 170A then a cancellation of the test.

This week well, I have rebooked for tomorrow (22nd August) but I fear I may be on a run of bad luck like Robbie had. The TAF for Bristol states “BECMG 0608 01018G28KT”. This means the wind will be coming from 010 degrees blowing at 18 knots gusting to 28. Bristol, where the test commences and ends, has an East-West runway.

Our Ops manual also states that i) any crosswind limitation shall include the gust and ii) no company aircraft shall be flown outside of the max demonstrated crosswind as stated in the aircraft manual. At 20 knots for the DA42, this is well below the 28 knot gust. 🙁

I shall go in and assess in the morning, by which time the latest forecast should be online.

Robbie by the way had a string of re-bookings due to weather, a few of which were cancelled due to crosswind limitations. The problem he had is that booking slots are rare and even a week off brings with it rustiness in your ability.

It’s now been two months since I started.