Is an IPC a substitute for 6 approaches?

Years ago, before the USGPO decided that the pages were
printed on solid gold, I subscribed to the FARs. It took 4
4 inch ring binders for parts 61 and 91, there were at least
a dozen pages of comments for each regulation...why it was
needed, what it meant and what the NPRM comments had said
and any revision made in response. Just reading a two or
three sentence regulation is only a small part of the law.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Bill Zaleski" wrote in message
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| On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:50:07 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
| wrote:
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| see
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http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/e...ncy%20check%22
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| Which say in part...
| (b) an IFR currency record, a copy of
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| logbook endorsement for 14 CFR § 61.57 instrument
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| competency check, or a record of instrument currency
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| (6 hours and 6 approaches) obtained within the past
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| 6 months.
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| Good job, Jim. An FAA order is law for inspectors.
Granted the order
| is outdated, but the intent is clear.
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| "Gary Drescher" wrote in message
| ...
| | "Bill Zaleski" wrote in
| message
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| | 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).
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| | 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).
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| | 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.
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| | 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
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