flight training - 100nm night flight requirement

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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As far as I'm concerned, if I fly to Lakeland for S&F, stay a week, and
fly back,
that's two flights, not one.

Again, you are arguing an argument that doesn't exist. How you log your
flights is your business. You are free to call your flight to Lakeland and
back two flights, and you are free to call it a single flight. You happen
to choose the former, but the fact remains that the latter is an option as
well. If you had a practical reason to choose to call it a single flight,
for the purpose of meeting some aeronautical experience requirement, you'd
be foolish not to do so IMHO. But it would be your right to not do so.

One day, someone is going to do a psychology report about the Usenet, to
figure out what it is about this medium that makes people so eager to get
into an argument, even when none exists. I admit, I've been guilty of the
same myself now and then, but I still am quite puzzled when I see someone
else do it. Doubly so when it's already been pointed out to them that they
are doing it.

Pete

Like Jose, you are arguing an argument
that doesn't even exist


Whether I (or anybody) takes advantage of a "loophole" in the FARs, it is
useful to know what they permit and what they don't. It is sometimes
interesting to think about why.

Jose

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"Teacherjh" wrote in message
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Whether I (or anybody) takes advantage of a "loophole" in the FARs, it is
useful to know what they permit and what they don't. It is sometimes
interesting to think about why.

I agree that it's useful to know what is permitted and to think about why
it's permitted. However, that's not what's going on here at this point.

Pete

However, that's not what's going on here at this point.

Well, it was at one point. At least with me.

Jose

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"BTIZ" wrote in message
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I agree with George...

and a "round robin" sight seeing trip does not count as a cross country..
you can fly 60nm out and 60nm back.. and not touch the ground except for
where you started from and it's not countable as a cross country for
advancement of ratings purposes..

Sure it is - for the ATP

Mat

You log the time from the moment the airplane begins to move under its own
power for the purpose of flight. So the flight definitely starts before you
leave the airport. It starts before you take off for the first time.

On my second student cross-country, my door popped open right after
takeoff, and I had to circle around and land again, shut the door, and
take off again. Afterwards, I asked my instructor whether that first
trip around the pattern counted as part of the cross-country. He said
yes, because my intention (from the moment the engine started) was to
fly somewhere else. He said this logic also applies to the 20 minutes
that I waited in line for departure on the ground.

--Kath

Afterwards, I asked my instructor whether that first
trip around the pattern counted as part of the cross-country. He said
yes...


Would the milage around the pattern count towards the 100nm total distance
requirement?

Jose


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