Obtaining 500 hours X-C???

[pgcfii2002]

So how does one acquire the 500 hours cross country?

1200 hours total time (at least 900 in airplane)
500 hours cross country (airport to airport)
50 hours multiengine airplane, 100+ preferred
100 hours night
75 hours instrument (at least 50 in flight)
U.S. Citizenship or right to work in U.S.
FAA Commercial or ATP Certificate with: Airplane Single and Multiengine Land
Instrument Airplane rating

 

[DrProc]

So how does one acquire the 500 hours cross country?

1200 hours total time (at least 900 in airplane)
500 hours cross country (airport to airport)
50 hours multiengine airplane, 100+ preferred
100 hours night
75 hours instrument (at least 50 in flight)
U.S. Citizenship or right to work in U.S.
FAA Commercial or ATP Certificate with: Airplane Single and Multiengine Land
Instrument Airplane rating

Umm...this may be crazy, but fly from one airport to another. If you are a CFI, have students fly to another airport to practice landings. Dropzone pilots have a hard time accumulating this time.

 

[junkjockey]

If ur going for an ATP I think u can log all flight time as x-c no matter how far the other destination airport is. I could easily be wrong tho

 

[pgcfii2002]

Umm...this may be crazy, but fly from one airport to another. If you are a CFI, have students fly to another airport to practice landings. Dropzone pilots have a hard time accumulating this time.

I already have maybe 350 hours X-C.

 

[t-bone]

I'm pretty sure you don't need to land at the other airport for it to count as x-c (if you're logging it for an ATP). Low approach to the point where a landing is assured is as far as you need to go for it to count. But don't quote me on that...

 

[CaravanMan]

I agree...flight instruct. If you have enough students, you'll build up a lot of x/c time during that phase. I also agree to avoid flying skydivers...I had a friend who screwed himself because he flew jumpers for a LONG time, and then when he wanted to get a 135 job he couldn't. He had tons of Total Time, and a lot of turbine PIC (Caravan), but had very little x/c time.

My only other thought would be looking into places in need of ferry pilots...but w/o that much x/c time it may be tough getting into that biz. I have no idea what experience people look for in a ferry pilot, even if it's a C152.

 

[Doc Holiday]

The ATP does require point to point atleast 50nm. Part 135 PIC requirements may be met with any distance as long as another airport is involved.

 

[pgcfii2002]

I agree....ATP X-C does not necessitate a landing.

 

[Makesheepnervus]

For the purposes of obtaining an ATP, X-country is defined as flight between any 2 different airports, the 50nm rule does not apply.

Example;

You take off from airport XYZ and fly 10nm to ABC; That's defined as X-Country time

You take offf from XYZ fly 60nm, turn around and land back at XYZ; that is not a X-country flight.

The 50 nm rule only applies for obtaining a private pilot cert.

 

[CFIjim]

For the purposes of obtaining an ATP, X-country is defined as flight between any 2 different airports, the 50nm rule does not apply.

Example;

You take off from airport XYZ and fly 10nm to ABC; That's defined as X-Country time

You take offf from XYZ fly 60nm, turn around and land back at XYZ; that is not a X-country flight.

The 50 nm rule only applies for obtaining a private pilot cert.

The 50 nm rule applies to private, commercial, instrument and ATP. The difference for ATP candidates is as pgcfii2002 and t-bone indicated, landing is not required.