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The instrument rating cross-country flight for airplanes must cover how far along airways or ATC-directed routing?
250 nautical miles under IFR.
- 250 nautical miles ✔
- 100 nautical miles
- 400 nautical miles
Why: 61.65(d)(2)(ii) requires an IFR cross-country of 250 nautical miles along airways or by ATC-directed routing, with an approach at each airport. It must include three different kinds of approaches.
Huh, didn't know that: The helicopter version of this cross-country is 100 nautical miles.
Tower: "Piper 12345, cleared for takeoff, say direction of flight." Piper: "Uh...direction? Forward."
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Answer: 250 nautical miles. 61.65(d)(2)(ii) requires an IFR cross-country of 250 nautical miles along airways or by ATC-directed routing, with an approach at each airport. It must include three different kinds of approaches.
- 14 CFR 61.65 Instrument rating requirements www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.65
A flight of 250 nautical miles along airways
Checked 2026-10-10.
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