jetcareers - View Single Post - Commercial long cross country question (again)

pilot602 · February 18th, 2003, 09:48

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I guess the new question is where is this interpertation that you can't be on an IFR flight plan come from?

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OK I think I might have cause more confusion then I attempted to clear.

I'm doing my IA/CP in a twin. The requirements for the multi-engine, commercial long XC (and the 5 hours of night ops) can be done either solo or as PIC with an instructor on board.

I agree that nothing in the regs say it can't be done on an IFR flgiht plan and I also agree that it can be done under the hood (in a multi only). Now, if you were trying to turn in a simulated instrument XC in a single you'd be hosed because you'd have to have a safety pilot on board which then invalidates your solo requirement - but in a multi all bets are off in my book.

It was only my CFII who wasn't sure of the rule who then consulted with the chief pilot (the guy who gave me my multi add-on) who also then said it couldn't be under the hood. I could have argued it, and taken my chances, but I was only 10 days away from my second try (after a postponement) at the IA checkride and I was just playing it safe by doing the XC again. In the end it didn't matter because literally two days after that last flight (the XC) the aircraft went in for what was supposed to be a quick AD check and has yet to come out! So, I ended up missing the ride, again.

February 18th, 2003, 09:48	#11
pilot602 Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa Posts: 3,750	Re: Commercial long cross country question (again) [ QUOTE ] I guess the new question is where is this interpertation that you can't be on an IFR flight plan come from? [/ QUOTE ] OK I think I might have cause more confusion then I attempted to clear. I'm doing my IA/CP in a twin. The requirements for the multi-engine, commercial long XC (and the 5 hours of night ops) can be done either solo or as PIC with an instructor on board. I agree that nothing in the regs say it can't be done on an IFR flgiht plan and I also agree that it can be done under the hood (in a multi only). Now, if you were trying to turn in a simulated instrument XC in a single you'd be hosed because you'd have to have a safety pilot on board which then invalidates your solo requirement - but in a multi all bets are off in my book. It was only my CFII who wasn't sure of the rule who then consulted with the chief pilot (the guy who gave me my multi add-on) who also then said it couldn't be under the hood. I could have argued it, and taken my chances, but I was only 10 days away from my second try (after a postponement) at the IA checkride and I was just playing it safe by doing the XC again. In the end it didn't matter because literally two days after that last flight (the XC) the aircraft went in for what was supposed to be a quick AD check and has yet to come out! So, I ended up missing the ride, again.