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Old July 3rd 05, 06:55 PM
Jose
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My currency just ran out last month and I was wondering within the next
six months Im allowed to have a safty pilot with me or do I need a
instructor to perform the six approches holds and tracking?


You can have a safety pilot and do the approaches VMC and VFR.

The FARs say that you can't do IFR unless "within the preceding six
months...". This does not BTW mean that "if within the preceding six
months..." you =can= do IFR, there may be other restrctions. In fact,
there is another - it also says that, if within the preceding year, you
haven't done the approaches, you need an IPC (or ICC, whatever the
flavor of the month is).

So, if you are more than a year out of courrency, you must get an IPC.
If you are less than a year out of currency, an IPC is sufficient, but
not necessary. Only the six approaches, holds, and intercepts are.

There is no prohibition against doing approaches, holds, or intercepts
VFR with a safety pilot, no matter what your IFR currency status is.
You can count those approaches towards currency (you did in fact do
them). So, within the year, you're good to go. Outside the year, you
still have to deal with the other regulation that requires the IPC.

Jose
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Old July 3rd 05, 07:13 PM
Gary Drescher
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"Jose" wrote in message
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My currency just ran out last month and I was wondering within the next
six months Im allowed to have a safty pilot with me or do I need a
instructor to perform the six approches holds and tracking?


You can have a safety pilot and do the approaches VMC and VFR.


Yup. Or you can do the approaches IFR (either IMC, or VMC with a hood) if
you bring an instrument-current pilot who is the PIC for the flight.

--Gary


 




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