Real-world IFR currency

FAAviation News , July-Aug 1990.

"Once you have been cleared for and have initiated an approach in IMC,
you may log that approach for instrument currency, regardless of the
altitude at which you break out of the clouds"

Yes, I remember seeing that quote. The FAQ is more recent and appears
to contradict it. But as noted further down thread, the FAA didn't
answer the question directly. It seems it never does. A question seems
to be just an opportunity for the FAA to talk, sort of randomly. :/

Jose

Jose wrote:
the FAA didn't answer the question directly. It seems it never
does. A question seems to be just an opportunity for the FAA to
talk, sort of randomly. :/

Sounds like some of the people who hang out on this newsgroup. :-)

"Jose" wrote in message
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FAAviation News , July-Aug 1990.

"Once you have been cleared for and have initiated an approach in IMC,
you may log that approach for instrument currency, regardless of the
altitude at which you break out of the clouds"

Yes, I remember seeing that quote. The FAQ is more recent and appears to
contradict it. But as noted further down thread, the FAA didn't answer
the question directly. It seems it never does. A question seems to be
just an opportunity for the FAA to talk, sort of randomly. :/

It may not be entirely random in this case. If you look at the wording, it
appears that the FAA may simply have confused "breaking out" at the FAF
(which is what the question addressed) with "breaking off" at the FAF (which
is what the answer addressed).

--Gary

If you look at the wording, it
appears that the FAA may simply have confused "breaking out" at the FAF
(which is what the question addressed) with "breaking off" at the FAF (which
is what the answer addressed).

Well, that's a pretty big oversight considering they are flying a desk
while they are doing it.

Jose

Confusion?

FAA?

In the same sentence?

Come on...


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:59:29 -0500, "Gary Drescher"
wrote:

"Jose" wrote in message
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FAAviation News , July-Aug 1990.

"Once you have been cleared for and have initiated an approach in IMC,
you may log that approach for instrument currency, regardless of the
altitude at which you break out of the clouds"

Yes, I remember seeing that quote. The FAQ is more recent and appears to
contradict it. But as noted further down thread, the FAA didn't answer
the question directly. It seems it never does. A question seems to be
just an opportunity for the FAA to talk, sort of randomly. :/

It may not be entirely random in this case. If you look at the wording, it
appears that the FAA may simply have confused "breaking out" at the FAF
(which is what the question addressed) with "breaking off" at the FAF (which
is what the answer addressed).

--Gary

Just joking here, and immediate apologies to the several FAA guys who
respond to the multitude of questions in this group, and to whom I
feel personally indebted for enlightening me on many and sundry
issues.

(This even goes for Steve...)




On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:26:16 GMT, wrote:

Confusion?

FAA?

In the same sentence?

Come on...


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:59:29 -0500, "Gary Drescher"
wrote:

"Jose" wrote in message
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FAAviation News , July-Aug 1990.

"Once you have been cleared for and have initiated an approach in IMC,
you may log that approach for instrument currency, regardless of the
altitude at which you break out of the clouds"

Yes, I remember seeing that quote. The FAQ is more recent and appears to
contradict it. But as noted further down thread, the FAA didn't answer
the question directly. It seems it never does. A question seems to be
just an opportunity for the FAA to talk, sort of randomly. :/

It may not be entirely random in this case. If you look at the wording, it
appears that the FAA may simply have confused "breaking out" at the FAF
(which is what the question addressed) with "breaking off" at the FAF (which
is what the answer addressed).

--Gary

wrote in message
...

Just joking here, and immediate apologies to the several FAA guys who
respond to the multitude of questions in this group, and to whom I
feel personally indebted for enlightening me on many and sundry
issues.


There are many in the FAA confused about aviation matters.

Jose wrote in
:

Well, that's a pretty big oversight considering they are flying a desk
while they are doing it.

Yes, but not an unusual one. Any competence in FAA management causes
surprise, if not shock.

--
Regards,

Stan

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." B. Franklin

I prefer to send bare replies rather than include the orig. post. I seem to
spend all of my time scrolling down to the bottom of a lengthy post.

I had no idea someone would not have the reply post in hand or right above.

Perhaps I'll look at including the orig. post IF it's small.

Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.

That's what I do and think it is supported by the regs. I don't have anyone
in the right seat telling me otherwise.

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.



"Ron Garret"
The original question was: under what circumstances can an approach be
logged for the purposes of maintaining IFR currency? Obviously if
you're under the hood with a safety pilot or in hard IMC to minimums you
can log it, and if you're in VMC without a hood you can't. But where is
the line?


I'd log the approaches that were necessary to complete the flight. If
there's solid cloud at or below the MIA/MVA an approach is necessary to
reach the destination, even if the field is VMC.