(Mark James Boyd) wrote
Also required for PP is an
endorsement approving cross country flights.

Nuh-uh. You're makin' that up.

It's not right, but he may not be making this up. In the Houston area
we have (or at least had) a DE who would not ride with a student who
lacked the XC solo endorsement. His logic was that if you (as a CFIG)
were not willing to endorse the student for XC flight, clearly you
must not have given him adequate instruction in XC flying, which is
required.

Michael