Originally Posted by TurboJ
So do I........however, the student is given a number of routes to choose from, from the company ops manual. I have never suggested I sit there and plan the route for the student.
With all due respect, giving the student a number of routes to choose from is already doing part of the planning for them. I don't think there is any requirement for the company's ops manual to include a selection of CPL qualifying cross-country routes.
That's obviously not saying they shouldn't ask for advice or get their CPL x-country planning reviewed, but that's as far the instructor's involvement should go. My brief would be: "go plan a 300 nm x-country nav flight with 2 land aways, preferably with a number of different airspace and ATC services and preferably as a triangular route (to make things a bit harder). Come back for approval when you have finished planning".
Cheers
