What is required to do a trip over water ?
Assuming a clear day, you are still in sight of the "ground" so can it be done on a PPL or do you have to hold an IMC rating ?
I can think of three possible scenarios but what are the requirements for each one ?
1 Flying along the coastline but just out to sea, say 1 or 2 miles, with land in sight.
2 A short trip over the sea, say over The Channel, where land can be seen at all times
3 A longer trip over water, say to the Isle of Man, where sight of land is lost.
Most PPL's can track a VOR or NDB pretty accurately so losing sight of land for a few minutes wouldn't (or shouldn't) be a problem but is this allowed ?
Is there a set distance from land you are allowed to fly with various ratings ?
All views welcome.
