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Kevin Edwards wrote:
 
> I was just looking through the FAR's in section 61.89. It goes over the
> limitations as a student pilot.  Nowhere is there mention of a
> restriction on distance from an airport which tends to tell me that
> there's nothing from keeping a studnet pilot from flying solo
> cross-country so long as his flying club doesn't have anything in
> writing about it being taboo.

> Any thoughts?

Yeah.  The FAR you want is 61.93 solo cross country flight requirements.
(a)
(1) except as provided in paragraph (b) ... a student pilot must
meet the requirements of this section before-
    (i) conducting a solo cross country flight OR ANY FLIGHT
    greater than 25 nm fromthe airport where the flight originated
    (ii) making a solo flight and landing AT ANY AIRPORT OTHER
    than the airport of origination

Section (b) then goes on to specify that a specific CFI endoresment is
required to land at another airport within 25 nm, to make a repeated
solo flight to an airport 50 nm away, or to make any other cross country
flight.

Don't conclude that something is ducky just because it isn't forbidden
by one FAR; relevant info is often spread across several FARs.

Regards,
Snowbird


