Good! Just flew Wings (phl area) to RDU and back. Ils and Vor down there, GPS back home. I found this on the net this am:
This request for interpretation regarding cross-country flight requirements for an instrument rating under 14 CFR § 61.65 of the Federal Aviation Regulations is answered by: Komal K. Jain, Office of Chief Counsel, AGC-240, Washington, DC 20591
QUESTION: Do the approaches required under § 61.65(d)(2)(iii)(C) need to be completed at three different airports?
ANSWER: No. Under § 61.65(d)(2)(iii), a pilot seeking an instrument-airplane rating must perform three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems, but the approaches may be performed at one or more airports. In addition, in order to meet the aeronautical experience requirements under § 61.65(d)(2)(iii), the pilot also must (1) land at one or more airport(s), other than the airport of original departure, using an instrument approach; (2) return to the airport of original departure using an instrument approach;
(3) travel a total distance of 250 nautical miles or greater along airways or ATC-directed routing; and (4) choose an airport for landing that is separated by a minimum straight line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the airport of original departure (see § 61.1(b)(3)(ii)(B)). Given the requirement that the pilot land at a minimum of one airport other than the airport he or she originated from, it is most efficient if a different approach is used for each landing so the requirements under § 61.65(d)(2)(iii)(C) partially are met.
