Commercial Dual Cross Country – Can I use Instrument Rating Long XC?
Asked by: sammogren 6676 views Commercial Pilot
Can I count the Long XC that I used for my Instrument Rating as my daytime, dual, 2 hr., 100+ miles to destination xc for my commercial rating. It was logged under Simulated Instrument Conditions but appears to meets all criteria in 61.129. The reference to 61.127(b)(1) is what is causing me to second-think this and maybe going on another dual XC just to be sure. Thanks!
61.129
(3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in Sec. 61.127(b)(1) of this part that includes at least--
[(i) Ten hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems. Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument training must be in a single engine airplane;]
(ii) 10 hours of training in an airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, or is turbine-powered, or for an applicant seeking a single-engine seaplane rating, 10 hours of training in a seaplane that has flaps and a controllable pitch propeller;
[(iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
(v) Three hours in a single-engine airplane with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.
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