Bi-Ennual Flight Review (BFR) with ATC COMS - Video.

On 8/18/2010 8:25 AM, Flaps_50! wrote:

Just a note, you might correct the spelling -its Biennial or biannual.....

Biannual = twice a year
biennial = once in two years

Brian W

On Aug 18, 11:41*am, brian whatcott wrote:
On 8/18/2010 8:25 AM, Flaps_50! wrote:

Just a note, you might correct the spelling -its Biennial or biannual......

Biannual = twice a year
biennial = once in two years

Brian W

Thanks Brian, I corrected the video title :-)

I knew it wasn't biannual as I learned two years ago when I posted my
flight review experiences in I think it was the student group back.

On Aug 18, 12:46*pm, " wrote:

I knew it wasn't biannual as I learned two years ago when I posted my
flight review experiences in I think it was the student group back.

Bad form to reply to my own, but flaps50 reply didn't make it to
Google groups so not sure what he posted...

"brian whatcott" wrote in message
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On 8/18/2010 8:25 AM, Flaps_50! wrote:

Just a note, you might correct the spelling -its Biennial or
biannual.....

Biannual = twice a year
biennial = once in two years

Brian W

-Usage note
All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi- 1
are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either "twice
each" or "every two," a word like biweekly can be understood as "twice each
week" or "every two weeks." To avoid confusion, it is better to use the
prefix semi- to mean "twice each" ( semiannual; semimonthly; semiweekly ) or
the phrase twice a or twice each ( twice a month; twice a week; twice each
year ), and for the other sense to use the phrase every two ( every two
months; every two weeks; every two years ).

On 8/30/2010 7:58 PM, lucky lindy wrote:
"brian wrote in message
...
On 8/18/2010 8:25 AM, Flaps_50! wrote:

Just a note, you might correct the spelling -its Biennial or
biannual.....

Biannual = twice a year
biennial = once in two years

Brian W

-Usage note
All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi- 1
are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either "twice
each" or "every two," a word like biweekly can be understood as "twice each
week" or "every two weeks." To avoid confusion, it is better to use the
prefix semi- to mean "twice each" ( semiannual; semimonthly; semiweekly ) or
the phrase twice a or twice each ( twice a month; twice a week; twice each
year ), and for the other sense to use the phrase every two ( every two
months; every two weeks; every two years ).


It's interesting that the COD can distinguish biennial from biannual,
but havers at "bimonthly" where it explains:
(periodical) produced or occurring every two months or twice a month...
....which illustrates the reason I am in sympathy with your usage note,
no doubt.

Brian W

brian whatcott wrote
It's interesting that the COD can distinguish biennial from biannual,

It dosen't matter....biennial or biannual, they and the abreviation BFR
are all incorrect. The FAA makes a big difference between "every two
years" and "since the beginning of the 24th calendar month......".
The FAA has not used "BFR" since about 1995 as I recall.

FAR Section 61.56
61.56 Flight Review......
(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d), (e) and (g)
of this section, no person may act as pilot in command
of an aircraft unless, since the beginning of
the 24th calendar month before the month in
which that pilot acts as pilot in command, that
person has—
(1) Accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft
for which that pilot is rated by an authorized
instructor; and
(2) A logbook endorsed from an authorized
instructor who gave the review certifying that
the person has satisfactorily completed the
review.

Bob Moore
Holder of an FAA Flight Instructor certificate
NOT a CFI

On Sep 3, 9:20*am, Bob Moore wrote:
brian whatcott wrote

It's interesting that the COD can distinguish biennial from biannual,

It dosen't matter....biennial or biannual, they and the abreviation BFR
are all incorrect. The FAA makes a big difference between "every two
years" and "since the beginning of the 24th calendar month......".
The FAA has not used "BFR" since about 1995 as I recall.

FAR Section 61.56
61.56 Flight Review......
(c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d), (e) and (g)
of this section, no person may act as pilot in command
of an aircraft unless, since the beginning of
the 24th calendar month before the month in
which that pilot acts as pilot in command, that
person has—
(1) Accomplished a flight review given in an aircraft
for which that pilot is rated by an authorized
instructor; and
(2) A logbook endorsed from an authorized
instructor who gave the review certifying that
the person has satisfactorily completed the
review.

Bob Moore
Holder of an FAA Flight Instructor certificate
NOT a CFI *

So if one is careful to have their review early in August of 2008 they
may act as PIC until the end of Aug 2010, get their review early in
Sept 2010, be PIC until. . . etc.

Better than saying "Hey, have an instructor make sure you know what
you're doing every couple of years. . .".

The 'annuals' on my airplane sometime happen at 13 month intervals
too. Legalese is some people's first language.

In some states that require an annual automobile inspection if you
present the car to an inspection station in June, a month after the
prior inspection expired, the new sticker will expire in May the next
year. No 'calendar creep' is permitted.

a wrote
So if one is careful to have their review early in August of 2008 they
may act as PIC until the end of Aug 2010, get their review early in
Sept 2010, be PIC until. . . etc.

YEP!

Bob