Logging cross-country time
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:09 pm
Private pilots can log x/c time as long as one leg is at least 50nm but sport pilots can log time as long as one leg is at least 25nm. A private pilot can't legally log a 40nm flight under x/c but a sport pilot can. But does a sport pilot have to log a 40nm trip as x/c or can they choose to only log >50nm flights as x/c like a private pilot?
The rules were made for very very slow LSAs that would take ages to go very far but many modern LSAs are so fast that they'd go 50nm faster than a Cessna 150. Keeping in the spirit of the rule I want to log only x/c time when one leg is at least 50nm because logging when it's only 25 feels like cheating when you're cruising as fast as a 172. Do the FARs say anything about this or can I choose to not log x/c time if I don't want?
The rules were made for very very slow LSAs that would take ages to go very far but many modern LSAs are so fast that they'd go 50nm faster than a Cessna 150. Keeping in the spirit of the rule I want to log only x/c time when one leg is at least 50nm because logging when it's only 25 feels like cheating when you're cruising as fast as a 172. Do the FARs say anything about this or can I choose to not log x/c time if I don't want?