cross-country flying

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cross-country flying

Flying an airplane from one geographical location to another, especially over long distances great enough from the point of origin to require some form of navigation.

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After the 15 hours, students start to learn everything included in cross-country flying, so that they can communicate with the air-traffic controller, and be able to fly on their own.

As seen from above

The test was the culmination of months of hard work - including seven written theory exams, at least 45 hours' ' flying training, including 10 hours' ' solo flying, five hours' ' solo cross-country flying and at least one solo flight of not fewer than 150 nautical miles with full-stop landings at two or more different aerodromes.

I'M A PILOT AT 17

Courses include "Take-Offs and Landings Made Easy," "VFR Cross-Country Flying," "Communications," "Surviving Your Most Feared Emergencies," "Night Flying" and many others.

A bum rap

Starting with a private pilot license (PPL), students first complete 46 hours of ground training and stage examination before undergoing 40 hours of flying with four hours of basic instrument work, three hours of night and ten hours of cross-country flying.

Sky is the limit

Cross-country flying is nearly a warfare-mission area, all onto its own, and should be treated as such.

This is no place to be

These competitions are all about cross-country flying - endurance, distance and speed all in one.

The Saturday Interview - Mark Thompson: Sky's the limit for ambitious miner

Cruise speeds are claimed as 110 knots at 75 percent power and that's about what we recorded, more or less, making the airplane suitable for modest cross-country flying.

Paradise P1 Lexus in waiting? Designed as a heavier airplane, the P1 flies like one, too. Its interior is a cut above much of the competition

Many pilots have found there's a "sweet spot" for cross-country flying, above the general crowd but below the realm of turbine airplanes, where traffic is scarce but the advantages are many.

Getting higher: flying in the mid-teens buys you several benefits, but it's not without a price. Before going that high, there are a few things you need to know

I am puzzled by your assertion in "If I Had A Hammer" (August 2006) that "a lower-powered airplane isn't a good choice for serious cross-country flying.

Power vacuum?

Some readers have visited grief upon me for suggesting in these pages that a lower-powered airplane isn't a good choice for serious cross-country flying.

If I had a hammer: not all airplanes are created equal. You need to think about whether yours is appropriate for the mission