ready2fly
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For the pilot planning their x/c flight for the comm rating, you have to be VFR for the entire flight. Check out part 61 on this.
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No, you don't. Not for the long x/c.(300NM with a one leg being 250NM in a straight line with three stops).
For the shorter solo x/c's - day and night - you must be in VFR. Part 61 specifically states this here:
§ 61.129 Aeronautical experience.
a) For an airplane single-engine rating. Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this section, a person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:
<font color="blue">(iii) One cross-country flight <font color="red">of at least 2 hours </font> in a single-engine airplane <font color="red">in day VFR conditions </font> , consisting of a total <font color="red">straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles </font> from the original point of departure;
(iv) One cross-country flight <font color="red">of at least 2 hours </font> in a single-engine airplane <font color="red">in night VFR conditions </font> , consisting of a total straight-line distance of <font color="red">more than 100 nautical miles </font> from the original point of departure; and
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However, for the LONG x/c - it says nothing of VFR. Check it out:
<font color="blue">(i) One cross-country flight of <font color="red">not less than 300 nautical miles total distance </font> , with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical miles from the original departure point. However, if this requirement is being met in Hawaii, the longest segment need only have a straight-line distance of at least 150 nautical miles; </font>
Now, is it preferable to do the long x/c in VFR? Depends on the pilot.
I, personally, would prefer that it be VFR and am planning as such...
But, as far as the FAR's define the long x/c - no VFR restrictions apply.
R2F
For the pilot planning their x/c flight for the comm rating, you have to be VFR for the entire flight. Check out part 61 on this.
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No, you don't. Not for the long x/c.(300NM with a one leg being 250NM in a straight line with three stops).
For the shorter solo x/c's - day and night - you must be in VFR. Part 61 specifically states this here:
§ 61.129 Aeronautical experience.
a) For an airplane single-engine rating. Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this section, a person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:
<font color="blue">(iii) One cross-country flight <font color="red">of at least 2 hours </font> in a single-engine airplane <font color="red">in day VFR conditions </font> , consisting of a total <font color="red">straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles </font> from the original point of departure;
(iv) One cross-country flight <font color="red">of at least 2 hours </font> in a single-engine airplane <font color="red">in night VFR conditions </font> , consisting of a total straight-line distance of <font color="red">more than 100 nautical miles </font> from the original point of departure; and
</font>
However, for the LONG x/c - it says nothing of VFR. Check it out:
<font color="blue">(i) One cross-country flight of <font color="red">not less than 300 nautical miles total distance </font> , with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical miles from the original departure point. However, if this requirement is being met in Hawaii, the longest segment need only have a straight-line distance of at least 150 nautical miles; </font>
Now, is it preferable to do the long x/c in VFR? Depends on the pilot.
I, personally, would prefer that it be VFR and am planning as such...
But, as far as the FAR's define the long x/c - no VFR restrictions apply.
R2F
