Cross country flight logging
Asked by: compjtc 4346 views FAA Regulations, Instrument Rating
Greetings. I'm a new private pilot, logging time towards an eventual instrument rating. I searched FAR 61.1 definitions for my answer but didn't find what I'm looking for. Let me illustrate my question with an example from today's flying: Leg 1: Left home airport and flew to an airport 46 miles away. Taxied, parked, went to town, ate delicious sandwich. Leg 2: Flew from airport with sandwich to another 20 miles away, landed, back-taxi, and departed. Leg 3: Flew 60 miles back to home airport. I understand from FAR 61.1 that cross countries include a "landing that was at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles". My day's flying included a landing greater than 50nm so I know I can log some cross country time. But, can I count all three legs?