Cross-country flying (a.k.a. XC flying) is a type of distance flying which is performed in a powered aircraft on legs over a given distance and in operations...

up cross country, cross-country, or X-country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cross country, cross-country or CrossCountry may refer to: Cross Country...

point and condenses to form a cloud. Cross-country pilots also need an intimate familiarity with air law, flying regulations, aviation maps indicating...

Competitions started with "flying as long as possible" and spot landings. With increasing performance, cross-country flying has largely replaced them....

Distinguished Flying Cross may refer to: Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), including Commonwealth countries Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)...

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level[clarification needed] military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of...

is a high-performance two-seat glider primarily designed for fast cross-country flying, including gliding competitions. Often, it is used for advanced training...

designed primarily for beginner instruction, but is also suitable for cross-country flying and aerobatic instruction. The ASK 21 was designed by Rudolf Kaiser...

came with more navigation instruments and of course was better for cross country flying because of her speed and lower fuel consumption for equal distances...

Cross country equestrian jumping forms one of the three phases of the sport of eventing; it may also be a competition in its own right, known as hunter...

Cross country running at the Summer Olympics was held at the multi-sport event for men only from 1912 to 1924. During its brief tenure as an Olympic event...

World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised...

Acro is a single-seat glass composite glider for aerobatics and cross-country flying by PZL Allstar of Bielsko-Biała, Poland. The SZD-59 can be flown...

must be cross-country flight time). In addition, commercial pilots must hold an instrument rating, or otherwise they would be restricted to flying for hire...

application. As their performance improved, gliders began to be used for cross-country flying and now regularly fly hundreds or even thousands of kilometres in...

The design later evolved into an ultralight aircraft for powered cross-country flying. The aircraft line has been in production since the late 1970s and...

altitude before flying toward the destination or to the next thermal. This is known as "thermalling". Alternatively, glider pilots on cross-country flights may...

kilometers for high-altitude and cross-country flying, making it one of the premier aero sports destinations in the country. Baijnath (16 km from Palampur):...

The Paragliding World Cup (or PWC for short) is a cross country flying competition for paraglider pilots, organized by the Paragliding World Cup Association...

for the base model, and O2B-2 for aircraft equipped for night and cross-country flying. The Airco DH.4 was a conventional tractor two bay biplane of all-wooden...

least 35 hrs. flying experience. The training consisted of mostly cross-country flying with no gunnery. Because they were not considered a real part of...

pilots to encourage cross-country flying WGC World Gliding Championships WWGC Women's World Gliding Championships XC cross-country XPDR transponder Z Zulu...

team from Western Michigan University on the Air Race Classic, a cross-country flying race for women. The airport has two paved runways. Runway 9/27 is...

The FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies was a rally raid series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver, co-driver, and team; with...

these speeds is important for efficient cross-country flying. In still air the polar curve shows that flying at the minimum sink speed enables the pilot...

pitch, to take a cross for its emblem, which has been acknowledged for many ages as the property of an order in another country? If the cross generally worn...

constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules). The association of the red cross as...

Eastern and North Eastern Regions, notably on The Flying Scotsman service between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley after which it was named....

personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "exceptional valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...

The Flying Dutchman (Dutch: De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever. The...