"Barry" wrote in message ...

I don't know. It sounds like whoever updated the PTS didn't talk to
whoever's
in charge of the Handbook. Maybe there's some kind of waiver. The best
way
to find out is probably to ask the FSDO that approved the FTD.

A FSDO inspector just does what the Handbook says he is authorized to do.
The Handbook is a national document; that is much more authoritative than
any one FSDO's opinion.

It seems very clear that an FTD can be approved today for a complete
instrument proficiency check. The newest PTS document states that an FTD
will remain approved for previously approved tasks. Thus an FTD approved
today for a full IPC will remain approved for a full IPC under the new PTS.


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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com