"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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B A R R Y writes:

Not only "can you", but you must! G Training cross countries are
chosen, planned and flown by the student.

How far do you have to fly, and in what way, in order for it to count
as a "cross-country" flight?

(2) Except as provided in Sec. 61.110 of this part, 3 hours of night
flight training in a single-engine airplane that includes--
(i) One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total
distance; and


(i) 5 hours of solo cross-country time;
(ii) One solo cross-country flight of at least 150 nautical miles
total distance, with full-stop landings at a minimum of three points,
and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of
at least 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations;
and


Whatever I need, depending on the situation at hand. I take pride and
put a lot of thought and effort into my ATC contacts, so I'm rarely
denied. In fact, I can't remember my last ATC request that was denied,
and I deal with the NY & BOS folks often.

I've read that Class B airspaces are not happy to see GA traffic.


Class B ATC controllers are much like this newsgroup. If you have a clue
there usually isn't a problem.