So if I understand correctly, the requirements for a flight to be "cross country" for experience requirements eg IR are:
- FAA (4 CFR Part 61): a flight landing at an airfield more than 50NM in a straight line away
- JAA/CAA (LASORS): a single planned exercise including landings at two intermediate aerodromes and completed during the course of a single day
For a flight to meet requirements for both, it would need to have two intermediate stops and only the flights 50+ NM would count for FAA.
To make logging the flight simpler, the best option would be A to B (50+ NM), B to C (50+ NM), C to A (50+ NM). The total flight time would then count for both JAA/CAA and FAA.
And to meet the PIC requirements, probably I should be the only one in the aircraft.
Correct?