FAA Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA)Flight Maneuvers and EndorsementsHard
A student pilot plans to make repeated solo cross-country flights over the same route to a specific airport not more than 50 nautical miles from the point of departure. Per 14 CFR 61.93, an instructor's logbook endorsement authorizing these repeated solo flights is valid for a maximum of how many days?
- A120 days
- B30 days
- C90 days
- D60 days
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. 90 days
Under 14 CFR 61.93(c)(2), an instructor may endorse a student pilot's logbook for repeated solo cross-country flights not more than 50 nm from the point of departure, provided the flight training on that route was received within the preceding 90 days. This differs from a single cross-country endorsement, which is made individually for each different flight.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. 120 days exceeds the regulatory limit.
- B. 30 days is too short; the regulation specifies 90 days.
- D. 60 days is not the timeframe specified in 61.93(c)(2).
Repeated Solo Cross-Country Endorsement
Under 61.93(c)(2), an instructor may endorse a student for repeated solo flights over a specified route to airports within 50 nm, valid if training occurred within the preceding 90 days.
- Applies to a specific route and airport(s), not more than 50 nm away
- Endorsement based on training within the preceding 90 days
- Different from a single cross-country endorsement required for each new flight
Memory trick: '50 miles, 90 days' — the repeat-route rule for student solo XC.