Ray Lovinggood wrote in message news

Interesting the FAA requires a flight of 50nm and a
landing away from the originating field to be considered
'XC.' In a glider, if you get more than one thermal
away from home field, you're 'XC.'


While that is true for qualifying cross country for commercial
airplane it is not an FAA definition of cross country. Qualifying
cross country for ATP does not require a landing at a remote point.
All our glider flights that have a point further than 50nm from the
takeoff point can be used as qualifying cross country for an ATP
rating.

A check of the regs shows that there are several different definitions
of cross country. You have to use the one that is applicable to the
required aeronautical experience.


Andy