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Cross Country Solo Question

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Hey! So I’ve been reading through the requirements for solos hours  and cross-country solo hours. Since it says in 61.93 of the FAR that a cross country solo is anything over 25nm from the home airport, wouldn’t a solo to an airport 30nm away count? And if it does count then would you have to do a there and back trip or could you go to that airport and then do some take off and landing practice. I think I have the gist of it but still kind of confused.

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  1. Mark Kolber on Oct 23, 2024

    The basic definition of a cross country is any flight to another airport. 61.93 says that if the cross country flight more than 25nm, a student pilot needs an endorsement authorizing it. Neither deal with whether it counts toward your next certificate or rating. That is the subject of 61.1.

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