Commercial Cross Country night requirements.
08-12-2022, 07:47 PM
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Commercial Cross Country night requirements.
Have question related to 61.129 3(iv) "One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure". Does this need to be one leg of two hours and obviously 100nm. In a 172 we will need over 200nm to make this work or can it be done by flying one leg of over 100nm with a landing then back to the departure airport to equate to 2 hrs of flight time? Thanks for any help on this!
08-13-2022, 05:52 AM
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One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
In any case bring a 3rd and fly 2 day legs of at least 2hrs and 100NM each, spend an afternoon and fly back.
Pick a destination with an aviation museum or something cool to visit.
Basically fly out of state and back.
This is to get out of your comfort zone and increase your experience. Most at this stage have never flown with a 3rd person in the back and at max TOW. Maybe you can’t take max fuel, W&B etc etc etc. All good stuff.
Its not intended to go to the place you’ve been to before.
You have to fly the hours you might as well ENJOY them.
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08-13-2022, 08:20 AM
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I'd only add that you have to make sure you get the 2hrs of day/night as required. If it's a longer destination, where basically each leg is 2hrs, then you can combine and do them both at once, land, walk around, eat, then come back at night. That's how most usually do it.
08-13-2022, 11:52 AM
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Thanks for the replies guys! He did his day cross country of 100nm and 2 hours with another instructor. Don't know why they didn't combine them up with the night portion as that's what I would have done. He also needs 5 night landing at a tower controlled airport so thought we would do a flight outbound that is 120nm and 1.1hrs, do the 5 T&G's at the tower controlled airport then fly back. That would be more than the 100NM and 2hrs. Reading the regs I don't see why that can't be done if you guy's agree. Thanks
08-14-2022, 08:06 AM
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