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From: "Smith, Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: FW: logging cross-country time
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:25:33 -0400
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Hi Mike,
Your reasoning doesn't count. My reasoning doesn't count. Neither does
your
wife's reasoning, although never tell her that! One should never try to
apply reasoning or logic to the FAA. It is not reasoning that governs
flying. It's the FARs.
14CFR, Part 61.1(d)(ii)(B) defines cross country time as time acquired
during a flight "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;" Voyager made a local flight.
Rutan didn't need the cross country time, anyway.
Thank you for your interest in AOPA. If I can be of any further
assistance,
please feel free to contact me at any time.
Paul Smith
Technical Specialist
Aviation Services Department
AOPA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron, Denise
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 9:02 AM
> To: Smith, Paul
> Subject: FW: logging cross-country time
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 9:04 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: logging cross-country time
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> This is an Info Request from the AOPA Website.
> The following information was provided:
>
> Name: Michael J. Nutt
> AOPA Number: 01208948
> E-mail Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Phone: 810-795-4654
> Subject: logging cross-country time
>
> Request:
> We departed our home airport today and flew just over 200 miles. The
> furthest point from home was about 85 NM. We then returned to our home
> airport, without landing at any other point during the flight.
>
> My wife says that I can't log this as cross-country time, because we did
> not land at a destination that was at least 50 NM from our point of
> origin. I think you can, because we WERE at least 50 NM from home, even
> though we didn't land. Following her reasoning, Voyager's round-the-
world
> flight would be considered a local flight, because they departed and
> landed at the same airport. Care to enlighten us?
>
> Thanks!!!!
>
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Though this does not specifically address Ercoupes, I found the answer
amusing and thought you might find it interesting.
Michael J. Nutt
Warren, MI
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