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Instrument Training Cross Country

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I am about to do my training instrument cross country flight and i was wondrering if i have to do it with i CFI or wether i could do it with a licensed instrument pilot as a supervisor, i ask because the aircraft that i own is set up for IFR flight and i am flying cross country flight in the next few days that would meet the requirements for the instrument cross country and if i could do it with a licensed insrtument/commercial pilot as a supervisor it would make it a lot cheaper for me. 

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  1. Cory Johnson on Apr 10, 2013

    FAA 61.109 is pretty clear on this topic:

    You need at least 20 hours of flight training with an instructor on the Private Pilot areas of operation that includes:
    3 hours of cross-country flight training in a single engine airplane;

    That means the flight only will count towards the rating if it is flown with a CFII onboard.

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  2. Lucas on Apr 11, 2013

    Dear Harry

    If you are referring to the instrument rating requirements then the FAR for you is 61.65, and if that is the case your X-C flying would count towards the 50 Hrs of X-C that you need to be eligible to take the check ride, but not towards the long 250 NM IFR X-C as that one needs to be conducted with an instructor on board, as mentioned again in FAR 61.65

    Lucas
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  3. Jim Post on Apr 11, 2013

    Harry,
    Keep in mind that only Certificated Flight Instructors can conduct flight training and a safety pilot (that is not a CFI) can not instruct you. You do need 50 hours of X-C PIC time and 40 hours of actual or simu;ated instrument time, of which, 15 must be with a instrument-airplane rated instructor (CFII), the other 25 hours may be with a CFI.

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  4. Wes Beard on Apr 12, 2013

    Jim,
    You are correct that 15 hours must be with a CFII. The other 25 hours can be with a safety pilot.

    The regulation doesn’t say that all 40 hours of actual or simulated time must be with an instructor.

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