Steve Brown
Well Known Member
This rule seems to allow maintaining IFR currency with the simulator of your choice, without CFI supervision. In past revisions, there were caveats about the simulator being "approved by the administrator" etc, plus the need for a CFI to log sim time. That seems to have been dropped.
I called the local FSDO, but the woman knew much less about the FARs than I did. Her and her supervisor kept referring me to section (d), which is the instrument proficiency check. I kept telling her I didn't need one of those, but she seemed unable to comprehend.
anyway. Here is the reg in question:
(c) Instrument experience. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR, unless within the preceding 6 calendar months, that person has:
(1) For the purpose of obtaining instrument experience in an aircraft (other than a glider), performed and logged under actual or simulated instrument conditions, either in flight in the appropriate category of aircraft for the instrument privileges sought or in a flight simulator or flight training device that is representative of the aircraft category for the instrument privileges sought?
(i) At least six instrument approaches;
(ii) Holding procedures; and
(iii) Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation systems.
Anyone have last years (or earlier) regs for comparison? anyone know if this is a deliberate change or an accidental loophole?
I called the local FSDO, but the woman knew much less about the FARs than I did. Her and her supervisor kept referring me to section (d), which is the instrument proficiency check. I kept telling her I didn't need one of those, but she seemed unable to comprehend.
anyway. Here is the reg in question:
(c) Instrument experience. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR, unless within the preceding 6 calendar months, that person has:
(1) For the purpose of obtaining instrument experience in an aircraft (other than a glider), performed and logged under actual or simulated instrument conditions, either in flight in the appropriate category of aircraft for the instrument privileges sought or in a flight simulator or flight training device that is representative of the aircraft category for the instrument privileges sought?
(i) At least six instrument approaches;
(ii) Holding procedures; and
(iii) Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation systems.
Anyone have last years (or earlier) regs for comparison? anyone know if this is a deliberate change or an accidental loophole?