Matt Young wrote:
OK, now that we're talking about what's legal, there's the requirement
for a dual cross country under day VFR conditions. What if you made a
dual flight that met the distance requirement, and actual conditions
were day VFR, but you were under the hood? 
Just a curious question
I'm not sure about "legal", but my CFI used that XC as an excuse to do some
fun pilotage and DR practice.
Rather: he used it as an excuse to have me do that while he snoozed grin.
- Andrew