see
http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/e...ncy%20check%22

Which say in part...
(b) an IFR currency record, a copy of

logbook endorsement for 14 CFR § 61.57 instrument

competency check, or a record of instrument currency

(6 hours and 6 approaches) obtained within the past

6 months.











"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
. ..
| "Bill Zaleski" wrote in
message
| ...
| FAR 61.57 (d) sets the requirements to act as PIC if
(c) is not met.
|
| No, it asserts *a* requirement that has to be met if (c)
is not met (or
| rather, if c has not been met for six months).
|
| It does not state that (c) must also be met.
|
| Of course not. Why should (d) reaffirm (c)? Or reaffirm
any other FARs? The
| point is that nothing says that (c) *doesn't* still have
to be met.
|
| In general, you're required to obey *every* regulation.
You can't decide
| that because you're complying with one, you can ignore
another one (unless
| the wording explicitly says that).
|
| (d) is the controlling paragraph for one out of
currency, not (c).
|
| There's nothing in the FARs that says (c) doesn't apply
too.
|
| (d) takes over and stands alone.
|
| But it doesn't say that anywhere in the FARs.
|
| This is how it was explained to me.
|
| Did the explainers say how they arrived at their
interpretation that (d)
| sets forth a substitute requirement rather than an
additional requirement?
| If so, would you tell us their explanation?
|
| If one can assume that 6 approches are also
| needed, then the verbiage of (d) could also be construed
to mean that
| you must be 6 months out of currency in order to do an
IPC.
|
| How would that follow? Where does (d) say that?
|
| There are questions in the instrument knowledge test
question pool
| whose correct answers support this. The faq's, that by
letter of
| memorandum were once stated as FAA policy, used to
support this.
| Advisory Circular 61-98A, although out of date, supports
this.
|
| It may well be that the FAA takes that position. All I'm
saying is that if
| so, they're contradicting what the FARs clearly state.
|
| --Gary
|
|