Commercial Day Cross-Country (Dual)

Objective

The student plans and flies the commercial day cross-country with an instructor. The flight lasts at least 2.0 hours and lands more than 100 nm straight-line from KSNS. The suggested destination is Oceano County (L52), 105.1 nm from KSNS. This flight meets 14 CFR 61.129(a)(3)(iii). The student is the sole manipulator of the controls, so the flight also logs as PIC cross-country time. The ground brief starts the cross-country ledger.

Ground: 2.0 hr | Dual: 3.5 hr | Solo: 0 hr

Lesson steps

Check each step as it is completed. Leave anything not done blank. Sign and date once at the bottom.

Items needed for success

• Completed nav log
• Sectional chart
• Chart Supplement entry for the destination
• Weight and balance and performance worksheet
• Weather briefing printout
• Cross-country ledger
• Pilot logbook

Completion standards

• Total flight time is 2.0 hours or more. The flight lands more than 100 nm straight-line from KSNS.
• Navigation meets Commercial ACS CA.VI.A. Position stays within 2 nm of the planned route. Checkpoints are within 3 minutes of the ETA. Altitude stays within 100 ft and heading within 10 degrees.
• The instructor grades the short-field work against CA.IV.E and CA.IV.F and records any gap.
• The logbook entry and the ledger are complete and agree.

Debrief and sign-off