Originally Posted by
grecoaj
I heard through the grape vine that an examiner was turning away Instrument applicants because they did not have 50 hrs XC AFTER they received their PPL. That is, in reviewing the requirements for XC PIC time toward the instrument rating (61.65, d), he ignored all the XC PIC time logged during the applicant's training for the PPL.
The applicants already had their PPL and over 50 hrs XC PIC in the book.
Thoughts? Is this examiner right/within his rights?
I was told something similar directly from a DPE I work with. Although the reason had nothing to do with the pre-PPL XC time. Rather the problem was with candidates that met the cross country requirements at 50hrs on the dot. The issue the FAA has with this lays in the fact that, at the flight schools located at larger airports, the FAA realizes that pilots are sitting on the ground sometimes over 30 min waiting for takeoff and then still logging that time toward their cross country flight.
Perhaps the information you received through the grape vine has gotten muddled along the way? Or maybe I'm raising an entirely different issue all together.