Is an IPC a substitute for 6 approaches?

d) Instrument proficiency check. Except as provided in
paragraph (e) of this section, a person who does not meet
the instrument experience requirements of paragraph (c) of
this section within the prescribed time, or within 6
calendar months after the prescribed time, may not serve as
pilot in command under IFR or in weather conditions less
than the minimums prescribed for VFR until that person
passes an instrument proficiency check consisting of a
representative number of tasks required by the instrument
rating practical test.
(1) The instrument proficiency check must be-
(i) In an aircraft that is appropriate to the aircraft
category;

The check is available at any time and fully meets the
requirements of legal currency...

a person who does not meet the instrument experience
requirements of paragraph (c) until that person passes an
instrument proficiency check consisting of a representative
number of tasks required by the instrument rating practical
test.



"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
...
| "Bill Zaleski" wrote in
message
| ...
| 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
|
|