Cross Country Logging time

"BTIZ" wrote in message
news:Mpmhc.18180$432.6521@fed1read01...

Are you planning on using the time for a certificate or rating? If so,
none
of it is loggable, as each leg was 50 nm. BUT, for any other purpose,
(part 135 or 121 experience, insurence) it IS cross country, as defined
elsewhere in the regs, as any point to point flight.


B***S***... by defintion of Part 61, and also FAQ file for Part 61, the
entire time can be counted towards a rating... he went more than 50nm from
airport A.. to D.. it does not matter how many airports he touched in
between. "the farthest point from the declared start of the cross country
counts." granted.. a prudent person might only log the time not spent
doing
multiple T&Gs.

D'oh! Looks like I'm the confused one. I too confused the student x-c
requirement with a single leg over 50, with the 50nm requirement for
commercial and IR requirements.

I really need to start re-reading my regs again...

Thanks,
Mike