Do you need a safety pilot for IFR currency?

Do you need a safety pilot for IFR currency?

Accordingly, § 61.57(c)(1)(i) specifies that an instrument-rated pilot must conduct and log a minimum of six IAPs every 6 months in order to maintain his or her IFR currency. This requirement ensures instrument-rated pilots exercise IFR privileges to an acceptable level of proficiency and safety.

How do you maintain IFR currency?

To maintain currency in airplanes, a pilot must have performed and logged the following tasks within the preceding 6 calendar months:

1. Six instrument approaches.
2. Holding procedures and tasks.
3. Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigational electronic systems.

How long is IFR currency good for?

The IFR experience you log in an ATD is valid for six months, the same as when you fly an aircraft. The new currency rules do not change the tasks you must accomplish to maintain IFR currency (six approaches, holding procedures, and course intercepting and tracking) within the preceding six calendar months.

Are twin engine airplanes safer?

Twin-engine piston planes are not safer than single-engine planes. Although this goes against the common perception, the loss of one engine will cause extra drag, which together with the loss of the other engine’s thrust, easily can cause the pilot to lose control over the plane.

What minimum conditions are necessary for the instrument approaches required for IFR currency?

six instrument approaches and 3 hours under actual or simulated IFR conditions within the last 6 months; three of the approaches must be in the category of aircraft involved.

Does a safety pilot have to be instrument rated?

The pilot certificate must have category and class ratings that are appropriate to the aircraft being flown. So, you need at least a current Class III to act as Safety Pilot. An instrument rating is not required if the flight will be conducted under VFR.

Does instrument rating expire?

Instructors, pilots with type ratings and pilots with an instrument rating all are subject to time limits. Once again, a 24-calendar-month interval appears in the regulations. This one is placed on certified flight instructor (CFI) certificates, which, unlike the other pilot certificates, do expire.

Is twin engine safety a myth?

Nobody believes twin-engine jets, or twin turboprops, are unsafe, even though pilots need skill and training to fly those airplanes after an engine failure. The same is true of the piston twins.

What’s the safest single engine airplane?

7 Best Single-Engine Airplanes to Own Right Now

1. Diamond DA40 NG. When it comes to safety, the DA40 NG (the “NG” stands for “next generation”) is just about the best single-engine plane to own.
2. Beechcraft G36 Bonanza.
3. Cessna 172.
4. Mooney M20 Acclaim Ultra.
5. Pilatus PC-12 NG.
6. Piper M350.
7. Cirrus SR22T.

What are the instrument currency requirements?

To remain instrument current, the regulation requires that within the preceding 6 calendar months from the month of the flight, a person perform and log at least; 6 instrument approaches, holding procedures and tasks, and intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigational electronic systems.

When can I log an approach for currency?

The approach can be logged if you are flying an aircraft in actual IMC, and the aircraft transitions from IMC to VMC within the final approach segment of the IAP before or upon reaching minimums.

Can a pilot with basic MED be a safety pilot?

A: Yes, as long as you are flying a covered aircraft. Q25: Can I use BasicMed to act as a safety pilot, rather than holding a medical? A: Only if you’re acting as PIC while performing the duties of safety pilot.

What happens if a pilot fails to meet the instrument currency requirement?

Paragraph 5-264 (A) addresses the Failure to Meet Instrument Currency which states that: “A pilot not meeting the instrument recency of experience requirement may not exercise the privileges of the instrument rating until the requirements are met.

Do you have to pass IPC for instrument currency?

If the pilot fails to meet this recency of instrument experience for a period of one year, the pilot must pass an IPC in the category of aircraft involved.” As you can see, the FAA has made it easier than ever before to maintain your instrument currency.

What can you do with instrument seeking currency?

As the pilot seeking currency, you can now work towards logging the required amount of instrument approaches, tracking and intercepting, and holding.

What is the third component of the FAA instrument currency regulations?

The third component revolves around intervals of training. The FAA has approved that pilots can accomplish instrument experience in an ATD at the same six-month interval allowed for FFS and FTDs.