When should cross country flights occur in flight training Question about 141 flight schools.  I'm 52 hours into flight training and my 141 flight school wants me to do my cross country work prior to a maneuvering stage check, landing stage check and solo endorsement.  

Is this a red flag, meaning the school is milking me for my money?

My understanding is there are two 50 NM flights and 150 NM flight that occurs with instructor and then need to be completed individually.  

Monetarily  I want to know that I'm endorsed to fly solo before spending the money on the dual cross country.  

My school is unwilling to endorse Solo flight until I have fulfilled cross wind landings with winds at 15 knots.  

Thank you
There is no prescribed threshold to cross that indicates when XC training should start.

I generally wait until after a student's first solo to start talking about cross country work.  The first solo is a massive psychological barrier and once the student realizes that they really can fly a plane by themselves, it gives them confidence to learn new stuff.

That said, you are at a 141 school.  They need to follow their approved training schedule.