I was listening to an episode of Cloud Base Mayhem and one the people said "you shouldn't be doing cross country if you don't have a current SIV" and it got me thinking. Not as to whether he was correct or not (as a newbie I have no idea) but...
As a newbie, when should I be thinking about an SIV? Straight away? After 100 hours? Before I move off an EN-A or low EN-B wing? Before I want to do a comp?