Commercial solo cross country requirements

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J777Fly

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Is an instructor sign off in your log book needed for the VFR 100 nm day and night cross country flights?

Or can you fly it, log it like a regular cross country flight, and dont need a sign off or endorsement
 
J777Fly said:
Is an instructor sign off in your log book needed for the VFR 100 nm day and night cross country flights?

Or can you fly it, log it like a regular cross country flight, and dont need a sign off or endorsement
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You do not need an endorsement nor is there a requirement that it has to be dual. The 10 hours of dual training has to be over the areas of 61.127(b)1. Shortly after receiving your Private Pilot license, you should have been out flying around building experience and hours towards your Commercial Pilot Certificate. If you went on a trip that fits the requirements you should be able to utilize that towards aeronautical experience needed for this certificate. I hope this helps and good luck.
 
You do not need an endorsement nor is there a requirement that it has to be dual. The 10 hours of dual training has to be over the areas of 61.127(b)1. Shortly after receiving your Private Pilot license, you should have been out flying around building experience and hours towards your Commercial Pilot Certificate. If you went on a trip that fits the requirements you should be able to utilize that towards aeronautical experience needed for this certificate. I hope this helps and good luck.
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Are you being serious? Part of the requirment for the commecial license are one day cross country with a straight line distance of 100 nm and 2 hours of duration. And one night cross country with a straight line distance of 100 nm and 2 hours of duration. BOTH must be dual. The solo cross country must be at least 300 nm with a landing at a minimum of three differnet airports, one of which is at least a 250 nm straight line distance from the depature point.
http://dpecolorado.com/commercialpilot.html (this list all the requirments)

Most students do the day and night dual cross country the same day. Fly 2 hours and more than 100 nm one way around dinner time. Eat dinner. Fly back when its dark.
 
yardman said:
The 10 hours of dual training has to be over the areas of 61.127(b)1.
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The rest of the 61.129(a)(3) (training) reads: "that includes at least....

(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;

(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure"

So yes, the VFR day and night 100 nm x-countries need to be dual.
 
The dual cross countries are the #1 things I see missed when people call me up and tell me they have all the requirements for the commercial and want to get into the arrow for the 10 hours.
 
PA44-LUV said:
The rest of the 61.129(a)(3) (training) reads: "that includes at least....

(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;

(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure"

So yes, the VFR day and night 100 nm x-countries need to be dual.
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They're no longer VFR only cross countries. All that is stated now is the following:

(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100
nautical miles from the original point of departure;
(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime
conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100
nautical miles from the original point of departure


It changed on the 20th of October
 
:yeahthat: You're right, I ran away with the old verbiage responding to the original post, even after posting the correct reference. Only I can do that. :D
 
anyone else find it odd that they require a long 300nm trip, but one leg has to be over 250 straight line distance? Is there anyway physically one could do this trip in less that 500nm? Why the 300nm number when it's certainly going to be at least 500?
 
deek said:
anyone else find it odd that they require a long 300nm trip, but one leg has to be over 250 straight line distance? Is there anyway physically one could do this trip in less that 500nm? Why the 300nm number when it's certainly going to be at least 500?
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Never say's the trip has to be round trip. Mine was OJC-WWR-AMA. Granted, I ended up going round trip, but I logged those as different flights, through a much different route.
 
For those who are on a tight deadline to finish a commercial course, its gonna be a 500+ nautical mile round trip to get the flight school plane back to base that day (or night).

When they say landings at atleast 3 points, does that include the return to base landing or does it mean 3 separate airport landings on the trip:

Base - 250 nm destination = landing 1
250 nm destination - 2nd airport = landing 2
2nd airport - 3rd airport = landing 3
3rd airport - Base
 
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