Is an IPC a substitute for 6 approaches?

The nice thing about the FAR, is it is like the Bible, we
all should follow it and each of us gets to decide what it
means.

FAR 91 first word is "except."

Thanks.

BTW, I'm not a Bible thumper, maybe because it is vague.


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

--
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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
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"Bill Zaleski" wrote in message
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| On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:08:11 -0500, Ben Jackson
wrote:
|
| On 2006-08-30, Jim Macklin wrote:
| 61.57 says an IPC makes you current, it does not say an
IPC
| and 6 approaches.
|
| You're wrong.
|
| Jim is right. I spent a week at the FAA examiner
certification school
| at Oak City. All the teachers/FAA managers concurred that
the initial
| instrument checkride, as well as an IPC alone, resets the
clock to
| zero on instrument currency. FAR 61.57 (d) sets the
requirements to
| act as PIC if (c) is not met. It does not state that (c)
must also be
| met. (d) is the controlling paragraph for one out of
currency, not
| (c). Paragraph (c) is the recency of experience
requirements to
| operate IFR. Beyond 6 months, paragraph (d) now applies,
as it
| contains the verbiage of what is required after the first
6 month
| period (6 more months to complete (c) OR IPC only beyond
that).
| Paragraph (c) becomes a moot point after the time that you
are allowed
| to comply with it passes. (d) takes over and stands alone.
This is
| how it was explained to me. It was also brought up,
(without need, I
| feel), that one can complete an IPC at any time, and not
have to be
| out of currency to do so. 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. (Silly)
|
| 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| Advisory Circular 61-98A, although out of date, supports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. Sure
| the FAR's are vague at times, but there have been plenty
of references
| to policy that make the case. If you just understand that
one
| paragraph is for maintaining currency, and the other to
get back
| current, if you are not, the regulation's intent is clear.
|