>50 NM leg?
Torque:
In your reply you stated that at least one leg must be >50 NM to be x/c. Actually, that is not how the FAR reads. The FAR states:
"That includes a point of landing that was at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure..."
Every once in a while I see an applicant (and his CFI) who misunderstands this rule and flys an x/c that is like a "loose isosceles triangle" with a short leg from the departure point (less than 50 NM), a long center leg (more than 50 NM) and another short leg (less than 50 NM) back to home base. Even though such an x/c has a leg over 50 NM, it would be disqualifying, because it didn't involve a landing more than 50 NM from the original point of departure. Substitute 25 NM for rotorcraft only.
A pilot applicant can have 2, or as many legs as he/she wishes, but if one draws a circle of 50 NM from the point of original departure, at least one of the landings must be outside that circle, i.e., more than 50 NM from the point of original departure, regardless of how many or how long the actual legs are.
Tailwinds,
Antique Examiner