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Vertigo

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Hello everyone,

I am glad to be a part of this excellent website, very informative. I was running errands today and thought of a situation. I figure I would pick your brains to see what you thought.

Scenario: You're an instrument rated pilot working on your commercial rating. You still need the long XC before your checkride. On the day of your scheduled flight the weather is 900 overcast with tops at 2500. The weather is the same at all of your destinations. You file an instrument flight plan, but cancel VFR on top. At all of your destinations you shoot the approach to visual conditions and ask for visual approach at each. Can you count this as your long XC towards your commercial?:dunno:
 
As far as I know, yes, the updated version of FAR 61.129 was changed so you can do the cross countries IFR or VFR. I don't have the change in front of me but perhaps someone can come along and tell me how right, or wrong I am.

Or, just wait and do it another day if you don't want to risk it.
 
Its been a while since I did any flying. That is awesome if they did change it. Something to look forward to.
 
Why wouldn't you just remain IFR instead of going VFR-OTT?

Especially since you are working towards a license, it'd be a better learning experience, don't you think?
 
Vertigo said:
Hello everyone,

I am glad to be a part of this excellent website, very informative. I was running errands today and thought of a situation. I figure I would pick your brains to see what you thought.

Scenario: You're an instrument rated pilot working on your commercial rating. You still need the long XC before your checkride. On the day of your scheduled flight the weather is 900 overcast with tops at 2500. The weather is the same at all of your destinations. You file an instrument flight plan, but cancel VFR on top. At all of your destinations you shoot the approach to visual conditions and ask for visual approach at each. Can you count this as your long XC towards your commercial?:dunno:
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Of course you can count it. The only requirement is at least 300 NM, minimum 3 destinations, and at least 250 NM on one of the legs, and must be done solo. There's no requirement of a flight plan of any kind (aside from flight conditions, of course). That said, filing a flight plan for any XC flight is a really, really good idea.
 
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