New IFR Currency requirements...!

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Jose wrote:

I can't tell you how many approaches I watch people make where they
couldn't possible land at the end.

Ok, fair enough (though in the example you cite it seems like he could
have circled to land). I'd have to ask what you think the purpose of
currency requirements is. If it is to repeatedly prove that you can
still do =all= aspects of instrument flying by actually =doing= all
aspects of instrument flying, I'd say that's overkill.

Jose

Proving that you can land the airplane at the end of the flight doesn't
seem like a lot to ask.

BTW, if you're reached the straight-in MDA and find you can't land, it's
too late to be planning a circling maneuver.

Proving that you can land the airplane at the end of the flight doesn't
seem like a lot to ask.

Well, I'm not sure I agree. There are lots of things that pilots need
to be able to do that they don't have to prove repeatedly.

BTW, if you're reached the straight-in MDA and find you can't land, it's
too late to be planning a circling maneuver.

True. But in that case (and your example) I'd say the approach was
botched, and the pilot's evaluation of his own approach is flawed.

Jose
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