A few times I have flown cross-county flights (greater than 50 miles) and just done an approach at another airport, and then returned to the original point of departure. No landing at the other airport. My understanding is that this time counts as cross-country for ATP purposes.
However my reading of the cross country reg in Part 1 leads me to believe that this time counts as cross country ONLY for ATP purposes. No good for Part 135 mins, since a landing is required for non-ATP cross country work.
In addition, Part 135 mins only require "cross country" meaning a landing at another airport, not necessarily an airport 50 miles away from the point of departure.
If this understanding is correct, I am curious as to how you more experienced guys log your cross country time. Do you use a different column for "ATP purposes" and "50-mile X/C with a landing" and "X/C with a landing, less than 50 miles?" I can see where an electronic logbook might make this a little easier.
Thanks for your thoughts.
However my reading of the cross country reg in Part 1 leads me to believe that this time counts as cross country ONLY for ATP purposes. No good for Part 135 mins, since a landing is required for non-ATP cross country work.
In addition, Part 135 mins only require "cross country" meaning a landing at another airport, not necessarily an airport 50 miles away from the point of departure.
If this understanding is correct, I am curious as to how you more experienced guys log your cross country time. Do you use a different column for "ATP purposes" and "50-mile X/C with a landing" and "X/C with a landing, less than 50 miles?" I can see where an electronic logbook might make this a little easier.
Thanks for your thoughts.