"C J Campbell" wrote
mandatory items to be covered during an instrument proficiency check

This is not new. 8081-4C has had a list of mandatory items to be
covered in an IPC, and that became effective in '99 with Change 2.
Yes, I realize some people claim it wasn't mandatory before, but I
think the article in the designee update
(http://av-info.faa.gov/data/designee...du_jul2004.pdf) pretty
much settles that issue.

Many
old requirements have been eliminated: steep turns, stalls, unusual attitude
recoveries, etc.

When were stalls required? They're not in 8081-4C that I can find,
and that dates back to '98. AFAIK, these are only required at the ATP
level.

Unusual attitude recoveries are alive and well, Area of Operation IV,
Task B.

Basic attitude instrument flying maneuvers are now combined into one
task rather than being broken down into individual tasks, but they are
still required. The new guidance is to test them as part of other
maneuvers, but the examiner always had the discretion to do so, and in
my experience most do.

Which leaves us with steep turns. Near as I can tell, that's the only
thing that has been eliminated.

Michael