Recent content by vne147

The XCs don't have to be with the CFI signing you off for the checkride, but they do have to be with a CFI because both XCs are listed as part of section 61.129(a)(3) which starts out saying, "20 hours of training". At least that's my interpretation.

No, I'm not asking if my PPL XCs would count. Although admittedly I don't understand why they wouldn't as long as the time, distance, and day/night conditions were met even if they're more than what's required for a PPL. I was asking because the daytime XC I'm going to use for the requirement...

OK. Thanks for the clarification. And, I think I know the answer to this but I just want a sanity check; it doesn't matter whether or not those cross countries were PIC, just as long as they were dual. Correct?

So I went back and read 61.129 again, and again, and then again. I always think I understand an FAR until I read it the third time. Now, I’m uncertain about a different part of it. Specifically paragraphs 61.129(a)(3)(iii) and (iv). To paraphrase, it says I need to have done two 2 hour...

I have all the other requirements. I flew a couple hundred hours out of a Class C airport with plenty of night flights mixed in there. It was just that long cross country I was unsure about because I spent the night. Thanks everyone for the input.

What a shame I took my friend because I like dogs more than people. I do have another similar trip logged when I went to visit a friend (and his dog) and I did fly solo that time but I didn't specifically write "solo" in the remarks column. Is that kind of up to the examiner as to whether or...

Ron, Thanks for the input. Concerning whether or not I made the trip "solo", I did not. I was PIC but I was not alone. I had a friend with me who is not a pilot. There are some solo time requirements for the commercial ticket but unless I'm mistaken, the requirement that is the subject of...

Hello everyone. I am currently working towards my ASEL commercial license and have a question about one of the cross country experience requirements. Specifically, it's this requirement that states I need to have done: One cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total...