"Dan" wrote in message
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So what does everyone think about the proposed new IFR currency

AOPA has a comparision chart and summary. They also provide the opportunity
to respond with thoughts.

I hope that they clarify it, but my read of the sentence structure is that
it will not require 1-hour of cross-country time. Here is the text, "One
hour of simulated cross-country practice operation that involves
intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation systems
while performing a takeoff phase, area departure phase, enroute phase, area
arrival phase, approach phase, and a missed approach phase of flight."

They used the word "simulated" and in that same sentence refer to all the
other stuff you're supposed to do. I also don't believe that they meant to
use "cross-country" to mean flying to another airport more than 50 miles
away. Once you have done all the other stuff, there won't be much time for
cruise. It doesn't say do all that stuff plus an hour of cross-country.

I believe (and I hope that the clarification shows) that they just wanted to
have the pilot demonstrate skills in all phases of flight.

However, what does area departure and area arrival phase really mean? Is it
formal procedures? Does it mean only using airports with SIDs and STARs? Or,
did they just mean transitioning between enroute airways and the airport.

What about teakoff phase? Do I need to go under the hood shortly after
rotation? That may create unsafe situations with a pilot trying to
transition to under the hood during a busy time, close to the ground.

Does this all have to happen during the same sequence of events? Why 1-hour?
Is that a calculated time based on how long they think it will take to do
all that?

I'm all for scenario-based training. I think it makes sense. Requiring the
use of SIDs or STARs; requiring 1 hour of enroute tracking; or requiring a
cross-country (by the reg's definition) - is going too far.

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