Originally Posted by
Whale Driver
Once you have a commercial licence any flight where you landed at an airport other than the one you took off from is cross country. There is no distance required. I would not separate it, just keep adding to your x-country column.
You sir, are seriously mistaken. You need to refer back to 61.1 before making a statement like that....
(vi) For the purpose of meeting the aeronautical experience requirements for an airline transport pilot certificate (except with a rotorcraft category rating), time acquired during a flight—
(A) Conducted in an appropriate aircraft;
(B) That is at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
(C) That involves the use of dead reckoning, pilotage, electronic navigation aids, radio aids, or other navigation systems.