"Bill Zaleski" wrote in message
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This is from the last set of FAQ's that we are not supposed to have
anymore. It used to be stated as FAA policy, but someone decided that
they didn't want to stick their neck out anymore. I believe it to be
accurate. Since an IPC is essentially an instrumet checkride given by
a CFII, and an instrument checkride consists of only 3 approaches
anyway, it stands to reason that an IPC and currency needs not be
something more than the original practical test consisted of. The
sucessful instrument applicant left the checkride current to fly IFR
in the system with only 3 approaches demonstrated.

I agree that both an instrument checkride and an IPC need not include more
than three approaches. Still, as the regs are written, neither a
just-completed instrument checkride, nor a just-completed IPC, waives the
requirement of 61.57c to have flown six approaches in the past six months in
order to be instrument-current. But I have no idea whether the FAA
interprets the regs as written (the FAQ you cite suggests that they don't).

--Gary