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“I don’t think that qualifies as a cross-country.”
This phrase was uttered by a DPE who, reviewing the logbook of a private pilot applicant, noted that one of the flights logged as a cross-country came up a little short. The flight had been made from what was then known as Crest Airpark (S36) to Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO) in Washington state. The DPE was local and familiar with the flight, as pretty much every locally trained pilot candidate made the flight to Arlington at least two or three times as they pursued their certificates.
