(Brian Case) wrote in message om...

Actually the those were the old regulations. With the rewrite of FAR
61 a few years ago they dropped the hour requirment to stay current.
Now all that is required is 6 Approaches and entering a holding
pattern every 6 months.


No - Current 61.57 specifies *approaches* for airplane currency but
*hours* for glider currency. The pertinent parts were quoted earlier
in this thread.


As it has had been before if you let this expire you have an
additional 6 months to perform these approaches and holding to become
current again. If however you go for more that 12 months without
becoming current you will have to take an instrument proficency check
with a CFII.


Again, the glider currency will only be maintained if 3 hours of
instrument flight are performed in the initial 6 months or the
following 6 months.

Your are correct that currency in an airplane will transfer to glider.

I didn't say that. In fact I pointed out that it may not be the case.
The 6 approaches required for airplane currency may be completed in
less than the 3 flight hours required for glider instrument currency.

Andy Durbin (CFII)