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Old February 6th 04, 07:07 AM
BTIZ
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So by your definition you can do a 1000km triangle flight without going
cross country. Just so long as you land back at the take-off airfield.


No... It's not my definition... it is the FAR...

Any student is X-C if more than 25nm from home. But he can't log that 25 or
20nm trip as X-C time towards his rating.. he needs to be at least 50nm and
LAND OUT.

for the "PURPOSE OF LOGGING REQUIRED CROSS COUNTRY TIME TOWARDS AN
ADDITIONAL RATING.

And to COUNT time for ADDITIONAL ratings as cross country.. you have to LAND
OUT.

YOU can LOG anything you want to.. a 5nm out and back as X-C if you so
desire. You just count it towards any X-C requirement for an additional
rating.

Luckily for gliders X-C time is not a requirement.. but it is for AIRPLANE,
and you'll find that the FAR also requires said LOGGED X-C time towards the
Airplane Pvt and Commercial Ratings to be LOGGED in an AIRPLANE. Not a
glider.

So... for COUNTING purposes, you need at least 50nm and a land out to count
it towards any requirement for additional ratings.

BTW, this is US FAR rules...

BT