I'll let others answer the regs question.

Why not self-manage this stage of your training by using your local
school for the CC work but otherwise continuing with your regular CFI
thru the checkride. A little cooperation will be required but your
reasons are clear cut. Both FBOs should be happy to have another active
pilot/owner in the community. You will gain the fresh perspective of a
different CFI and flight school at the expense of continuity and
familiarity. Fact is, once licensed, you'll be managing all aspects of
your continued training.

The school(s) or CFI may protest but it's not like you have any
guarantee either will be with you tomorrow. in fact, it sounds like you
have been quite lucky in finding a school and CFI that have served you
well and, wonders of wonders, stayed around long enough to see you thru
the entire PP training process. Many are not so lucky.


Robbie S. wrote:
I am a student pilot with about 60 hours starting out on x-country work
right now. I recently bought a C182 Skylane and decided to keep it at an
airport that is 18 NM from my training airport for the simple reason that
the monthly cost of the hanger rental was $155 cheaper. I asked my CFI to
let me know if I could use that aiport as the satellite airport so I could
fly solo from the satellite airport to my training airport, pick up my CFI,
do my dual/solo training and then bring the 182 back to its home. My CFI
informed me that the regs require that I leave and come back to the primary
training airport, so either I move my plane to his aiport or use one of the
flight schools airplanes to do my trianing.

He also presented an option, that he would drive in his car to my C182's
airport, then I fly dual from there to the primary training aiport, drop him
there and then do my x-country or other things, then pick him up again and
take him to my plane's airport, from where he would drive back to the
training airport...ad nauseum....

This whole scenario sounds absurd and illogical to me. I do have the option
of switching flight schools to where my plane is located. I know a lot of
people in this forum have a very in-depth knowledge of the regs.... please
advise what would be the best course of action under this scenario.

Thank you.

...Robbie.