Commercial

[Flyin Tony]

I should have my commercial in the next 2 weeks. I will be doing it at a part 61 school.
My question is about the X-country req.
61.127 One cross-country flight not less then 300NM total distance and ect. ect.
And most of all it says solo, and the 5 hours of night solo and 5 hours of day solo I think
Can I go flying with my Dad during this time? Because if so I already have the time
sorry if this thing has been ran into the ground

thanks for all the help Tony

 

[TRLpilot]

technically i think not. flying with your dad would not be solo. buy your dad a six pack and tell him to keep quiet when the faa does their background check, and questions your family and neighbors.

 

[avbug]

How many people are in the airplane when flying solo? Let's cound them.

ONE!

No, no. Wait! Let's count them again.

ONE!

Wierd. I mean that's really strange. Last time I counted the number of people on a solo flight, I could have sworn it was five or six. Let's try that one more time. Here goes...

ONE!

Well, it's hard to argue; the math speaks for itself. There we have it. One, one wonderful solo pilot. Haaaa, haaa, haaa. I love to count. I just wish there were more to count! One, wonderful time, one more time. One! One! One, wonderful pilot! Haaa, haaa, haaa.

But surely that can't be the end...if only your father were, I dunno...invisible?

You didn't really ask if your father can accompany you on a solo flight, did you?

 

[midlifeflyer]

Let's try 61.61(d)

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Logging of solo flight time. Except for a student pilot performing the duties of pilot in command of an airship requiring more than one pilot flight crewmember, a pilot may log as solo flight time only that flight time when the pilot is the sole occupant of the aircraft.
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I think there's an interpretive gloss that says that "sole occupant" means "sole human occupant, so you can take your goldfish with you.

I can understand AvBug's consternation. The number of times this question comes up is absolutely incredible.

And the number of serious "who will know" responses scary (I'm =not= referring to your post TRL) . After all, if someone is willing to violate such a simple rule on the way toward becoming a professional pilot just because it's a teeny weeny bit inconvenient...

 

[Jedi_Cheese]

I need to ask it, does grandma count? She's half dead anyway...

 

[TonyC]

What if his Dad was a nobody?

 

[JeffSKDTW]

The number of times this question comes up is absolutely incredible.

You never thought you'd have to put that one in your personal FAQ, did ya?

 

[Flyin Tony]

Dam* did I get bashed on this one. I dont know what to say LOL. You guys got me!

 

[DX Rick]

Just remember...

When the DE asks you "who road with you on your long solo cross country?"......answer is "No one"

 

[midlifeflyer]

You never thought you'd have to put that one in your personal FAQ, did ya?

I've been avoiding it on general principles.