61.65
(d) Aeronautical experience. A person who applies for an
instrument rating must have logged the following:

(1) At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot
in command, of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes
for an instrument-airplane rating; and

(2) A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument
time on the areas of operation of this section, to include-

(i) At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an
authorized instructor in the aircraft category for which the
instrument rating is sought;

(ii) At least 3 hours of instrument training that is
appropriate to the instrument rating sought from an
authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test
within the 60 days preceding the date of the test;

(iii) For an instrument-airplane rating, instrument training
on cross- country flight procedures specific to airplanes
that includes at least one cross-country flight in an
airplane that is performed under IFR, and consists of-

(A) A distance of at least 250 nautical miles along airways
or ATC-directed routing;

(B) An instrument approach at each airport; and

(C) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of
navigation systems;



Cross country is defined for pilots appling for a pilot
certificate, time that will count toward an instrument
rating does not have to meet the later requirement for a
commercial or ATP certificate. All you student pilot cross
country time that left one airport and landed some place
else counts for the IR. Do a touch and go on an approach
and it is a cross country.




--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P


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| Hi all.
|
| A quick question about getting the Instrument rating: you
have to have
| 50 hours of cross-country pilot-in-command time, right?
How is
| cross-country time defined for this purpose? I couldn't
find anything
| in the FAR AIM that defines it. I guess maybe it is the
same as the
| definition for the Private, which I believe is flying to
an airport at
| least 50nm from the start point.
|
| Does anyone know for sure? Also do you have to land at
another airport
| for it to be cross-country or do you just have to go
there?
|
| If anyone has the precise definition I'd appreciate it.
|
| Thanks
|
| Tom
|