cross-country flight
Coast-to-coast aviation
A cross-country flight is an aircraft journey covering significant distance, typically between cities or regions rather than local sightseeing.
In aviation training, a cross-country flight has specific requirements—usually a minimum distance and landings at multiple airports—that student pilots must complete for certification: My first solo cross-country flight took me from Phoenix to Tucson and back.
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- coast to coastAcross a landmass's full width
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- general aviationNon-scheduled civilian flight sector
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
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- aviationaircraft, airports, airplane, airplanes, jets
- Instrument TrainingIFR, holding patterns, radio navigation, GPS navigation, ground school
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