Originally Posted by
zildjian_zach
I would check with your local FSDO, because the Seattle FSDO says that they do. (e.g. if you had a 2 hour day VFR x-country and it was more than 100nm straight-line during private training, you can count it).
Correct, take the wording of those particular regs at face value, ie read them verbatim....
The requirements of some x-countries obviously conflict with other x-countires...
The IFR long x-country can't be used for the commercial day/night which has to be VFR.
But if the requirements don't conflict, and you made sure to meet all requirements for both ratings I think you could use a flight for more than one rating.
I'm not sure that I would count pre-PPL XC flights towards another rating though. I'd have to review the regs in detail on that. You are PIC while solo, but not yet rated in the airplane...I don't think I'd go there. Even if it's technically legal, it might create confusion down the road.