Pilot Currency

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We can conduct a Biennial Flight Review in a plane you provide our our plane.  Contact us to schedule your review now.

Federal Aviation Regulations § 61.56 Flight review.  

  (a) Except as provided in paragraphs  (b) and (f) of this section, a flight review consists of a minimum of 1 hour of flight training and 1 hour of ground training. The review must include:  

    (1) A review of the current general operating and flight rules of part 91 of this chapter; and 

    (2) A review of those maneuvers and procedures that, at the discretion of the person giving the review, are necessary for the pilot to demonstrate the safe exercise of the privileges of the pilot certificate.”  And:  

  (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.

Let us help you keep current and if you currency does lapse we are happy to work with you through an Instrument proficiency check.

Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) Requirements :

To maintain your instrument flight privileges, you must have flown and logged, within the preceding 6 months:  Six instrument approaches. Holding procedures and tasks. Intercepting and tracking courses using electronic navigational systems. If, at the end of six months, you are not current, you have an additional six months—the “grace period”—to regain your currency by flying the above requirements with:  A safety pilot (in VFR conditions with a vision restricting device) A certified flight instructor (CFI) A certified instrument flight instructor (CFII) If your six-month grace period has expired, you must complete the IPC with a CFII to fulfill the IPC requirements.

Night currency is something that can be done on your own with three landing and take-offs to a full stop at night.  We are happy to help you if  you want an instructor by your side to accomplish this requirement:

FAR 61.57b states that….no person may act as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and ending 1 hour before sunrise, unless within the preceding 90 days that person has made at least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and ending 1 hour before sunrise…it further stipulates that the takeoff and landings must me in the same category and class.