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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 -- You may not get what you pay for, but you sure as hell pay for what you get. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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"Jose" wrote in message
... 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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