Instrument question

[Stoney]

I have a instrument student that has 56 hours total x-country. Can he use his solo x-country time when he was training for his private to help meet the 50 hours pic that is needed for the instrument rating? I see that some people log there solo time x-country as pic time these days. When I got my instrument rating back in the early 80s all mine was just logged as solo.


Thanks in advanced

 

[desertdog71]

I have a instrument student that has 56 hours total x-country. Can he use his solo x-country time when he was training for his private to help meet the 50 hours pic that is needed for the instrument rating? I see that some people log there solo time x-country as pic time these days. When I got my instrument rating back in the early 80s all mine was just logged as solo.


Thanks in advanced

Yes any and all PIC time cam be applied towards the 50 PIC XC requirement.

 

[meritflyer]

:yeahthat:

 

[MidlifeFlyer]

I see that some people log there solo time x-country as pic time these days.

Yup. Ever since nine years ago when they rewrote a lot of Part 61. One of the many changes was that the FAA began to allow student pilots to log their solo time as PIC. If you're teaching, you need to catch up on your reading.

 

[Stoney]

Thanks guys, I had two saying no got to get 50 after the private and one women telling me yes it all counted..

Thanks

 

[MidlifeFlyer]

Thanks guys, I had two saying no got to get 50 after the private and one women telling me yes it all counted..

This is not completely foolproof, but there's a way you can usually tell who is right in these situations: Ask them to point out where in the rules it says what they say. The people who know the correct answer will be able to point it out and explain it; the people who are sure of the wrong answer won't be able to point it out.

"Well, gee, it says here that I need 50 hours of cross country time as pilot in command. You say that I [can][can't] use my student solo cross country time for that. Can you show me where it says that?"

Person 1: You can. If you look at FAR 61.51(e) - the rule about when you can log PIC time, you'll see that your student solo time is considered by the FAA as PIC time.

Person 2: You can't. Um, because I'm smart and I say so!