Crosscountry with respect to original point of departure
Asked by: J8 Yang 6266 views FAA Regulations, Instrument Rating
Different people I talk to have differing opinions on how to interpret FAR 61.1(b)(4)(ii)(B) as to what counts as cross country for the purposes of an instrument rating.
Suppose airport A and C are 51nm apart and B is in between them.
If I flew B - C - A - B can the entire trip be logged as crosscountry or only a portion of it?
One interpretation is only C - A can be counted since the point of departure B is less than 50nm from either A or C.
Another interpretation is only C - A - B can be counted since C taken as the original point of departure is greater than 50nm from A and we can tack on A - B.
Another interpretation is B - C - A - B can all be counted since if we did C - A - B - C we can count it (as C is 51nm away from A) so logically we can count B - C - A - B since it is exactly the same route but just starting at a different point.
It seems that A - B - C - B - A can be logged even though none of the legs are greater than 50nm.
FAR 61.1(b)(4)(ii)(B) That includes a point of landing that was at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
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