-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Clarke ]
Posted At: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:26 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.ifr
Conversation: Staying current/proficient
Subject: Staying current/proficient

Hi All,

Open question to folks, what strategies do you use to stay current or
better yet, proficient?

Check ride is right around the corner. I got signed off for the ride
today. So the currency question is in the back of my mind now. Most of
my flying is x-ctry (2/month) with some local scenic flights.

thanks,
KC

Kevin,
You should understand that almost every other instrument rated
pilot has the same problem - stay proficient and current. I solve this
by pairing up with some of the other pilots in our local CAP Squadron
and making sure we shoot some approaches or execute some holds at least
once a month. I get most of the work one month and the safety pilot gets
it another month. We each get to benefit from the other's faux pas. It
seems to work out such that we can all stay fairly proficient for about
1/2 the cost of me finding an instructor to ride along.

The x/c stuff is easy to handle because you're already flying
pretty regularly. It's the approaches, holds, departures, and local area
stuff that we need to work on.