Cross country flight time definition
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Cross country flight time definition
Hello
I am currently building my hours to fulfill the prerequisites for starting an EASA SEIR(A) course, which include a minimum of 50 hours PIC cross country time.
However, I am struggling to find an official definition of what cross country time is and how it should be logged. I have had various "word of mouth" definitions from various other PPLs, instructors etc but would prefer something official.
I did try calling the CAA, but as expected got a useless response - I was told that it had to be a flight between two different airfields a minimum distance apart (so no XC time to be logged on local flights). I know that if I try to email them, I'd be lucky to get a response this side of the summer (am hoping to start course in April).
There is a document on the EASA website (can't remember exactly which page) that states something along the lines of a cross country flight being a flight via a specified waypoint. However there is no mention of how far away from the departure airfield this point needs to be, nor of how much of the flight time can be logged as XC.
Any ideas on this one? Official sources would be ideal. What has to happen on a flight exactly for it to be considered cross country, and how much of the flight time can go into my logbook as cross country time? What if I were to go out on a local navigational flight, but on return to the airfield were to spend extra time in the circuit doing a few touch and goes before landing?
Any feedback appreciated!
I am currently building my hours to fulfill the prerequisites for starting an EASA SEIR(A) course, which include a minimum of 50 hours PIC cross country time.
However, I am struggling to find an official definition of what cross country time is and how it should be logged. I have had various "word of mouth" definitions from various other PPLs, instructors etc but would prefer something official.
I did try calling the CAA, but as expected got a useless response - I was told that it had to be a flight between two different airfields a minimum distance apart (so no XC time to be logged on local flights). I know that if I try to email them, I'd be lucky to get a response this side of the summer (am hoping to start course in April).
There is a document on the EASA website (can't remember exactly which page) that states something along the lines of a cross country flight being a flight via a specified waypoint. However there is no mention of how far away from the departure airfield this point needs to be, nor of how much of the flight time can be logged as XC.
Any ideas on this one? Official sources would be ideal. What has to happen on a flight exactly for it to be considered cross country, and how much of the flight time can go into my logbook as cross country time? What if I were to go out on a local navigational flight, but on return to the airfield were to spend extra time in the circuit doing a few touch and goes before landing?
Any feedback appreciated!
FCL.010
'Cross-country' means a flight between a point of departure and a point of arrival following a pre-planned route, using standard navigation procedures.
'Cross-country' means a flight between a point of departure and a point of arrival following a pre-planned route, using standard navigation procedures.
On the flight that you describe, only that part flown using standard navigation procedures could be properly claimed as cross-country, not the subsequent circuits
Whilst unsurprising, it is entirely unacceptable that the CAA should have given you such wildly incorrect information.
