BFR

If you are Instrument Current and due for a BFR, are you required to or
should you also be tested on Instrument Approaches, Holds, etc?

"fly low" wrote in message
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If you are Instrument Current and due for a BFR, are you required to or
should you also be tested on Instrument Approaches, Holds, etc?



A flight review consists of a minimum of an hour of ground and an hour of
flight instruction by FAR.

An instructor may conduct the flight review in any way he pleases as long as
it meets these parameters. I have known instructors who would not do a
flight review in less than 16 hours. It is whatever the instructor feels
comfortable in signing you off for.

The BFR does not have to include any Instrument Currency component as long
as the Pilot is current, correct?


" ...
If you are Instrument Current and due for a BFR, are you required to or
should you also be tested on Instrument Approaches, Holds, etc?



A flight review consists of a minimum of an hour of ground and an hour of
flight instruction by FAR.

An instructor may conduct the flight review in any way he pleases as long
as
it meets these parameters. I have known instructors who would not do a
flight review in less than 16 hours. It is whatever the instructor feels
comfortable in signing you off for.

"fly low" wrote in message


The BFR does not have to include any Instrument Currency component as
long as the Pilot is current, correct?

Correct.

Now the question for you is: Why would you ask? Are you afraid of shooting
an approach or two with an instructor aboard offering constructive
criticism? I very much expected my most recent BFR to include approaches.

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
____________________

"fly low" wrote in
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The BFR does not have to include any Instrument Currency component as
long as the Pilot is current, correct?

Whether you are instrument current or not has no bearing. What I care
about is whether you plan on flying IFR. If the answer is yes, then I
would insist on some instrument work during a flight review.

I have had a case where an instrument rated pilot had not flown IFR in
many years and said that he had no intention of ever becoming current.
In that case, I elected to not do any instrument work for the flight
review.

BTW, the phrase BFR is no longer used. It is Flight Review (FR).





" ...
If you are Instrument Current and due for a BFR, are you required
to or should you also be tested on Instrument Approaches, Holds,
etc?



A flight review consists of a minimum of an hour of ground and an
hour of flight instruction by FAR.

An instructor may conduct the flight review in any way he pleases as
long
as
it meets these parameters. I have known instructors who would not do
a flight review in less than 16 hours. It is whatever the instructor
feels comfortable in signing you off for.

I very much expected my most recent BFR to include approaches.

I don't. I use a BFR to do VFR flying that I don't nomally do, like
emergency work, spot landings, etc. I stay current in instrument flying
other ways. Just my 2c.

Not hardly! I ask because I did not find it in the FAR's. I thought I was
asking the questions!


The BFR does not have to include any Instrument Currency component as
long as the Pilot is current, correct?

Correct.

Now the question for you is: Why would you ask? Are you afraid of
shooting
an approach or two with an instructor aboard offering constructive
criticism? I very much expected my most recent BFR to include approaches.

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
____________________

Thanks.

I personally feel that any FR of an Instrument rated Pilot should include
ground and flight IFR review.


"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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"fly low" wrote in
:

The BFR does not have to include any Instrument Currency component as
long as the Pilot is current, correct?

Whether you are instrument current or not has no bearing. What I care
about is whether you plan on flying IFR. If the answer is yes, then I
would insist on some instrument work during a flight review.

I have had a case where an instrument rated pilot had not flown IFR in
many years and said that he had no intention of ever becoming current.
In that case, I elected to not do any instrument work for the flight
review.

BTW, the phrase BFR is no longer used. It is Flight Review (FR).





" ...
If you are Instrument Current and due for a BFR, are you required
to or should you also be tested on Instrument Approaches, Holds,
etc?



A flight review consists of a minimum of an hour of ground and an
hour of flight instruction by FAR.

An instructor may conduct the flight review in any way he pleases as
long
as
it meets these parameters. I have known instructors who would not do
a flight review in less than 16 hours. It is whatever the instructor
feels comfortable in signing you off for.

Andrew Sarangan wrote:

"fly low" wrote in
:


The BFR does not have to include any Instrument Currency component as
long as the Pilot is current, correct?


Whether you are instrument current or not has no bearing. What I care
about is whether you plan on flying IFR. If the answer is yes, then I
would insist on some instrument work during a flight review.

I have had a case where an instrument rated pilot had not flown IFR in
many years and said that he had no intention of ever becoming current.
In that case, I elected to not do any instrument work for the flight
review.

BTW, the phrase BFR is no longer used. It is Flight Review (FR).





" ...

If you are Instrument Current and due for a BFR, are you required
to or should you also be tested on Instrument Approaches, Holds,
etc?



A flight review consists of a minimum of an hour of ground and an
hour of flight instruction by FAR.

An instructor may conduct the flight review in any way he pleases as
long

as

it meets these parameters. I have known instructors who would not do
a flight review in less than 16 hours. It is whatever the instructor
feels comfortable in signing you off for.






My last flight review consisted heavily of instrument work - and I'm not
even instrument rated yet.. (got sidetracked... will finish it VERY soon)..

The best I can tell there is no requirement for any specific curriculum
in a flight review, other than the "time requirements"

On 19 Jul 2004 02:57:03 GMT, Andrew Sarangan
wrote:

"fly low" wrote in
:

The BFR does not have to include any Instrument Currency component as
long as the Pilot is current, correct?

Whether you are instrument current or not has no bearing. What I care
about is whether you plan on flying IFR. If the answer is yes, then I
would insist on some instrument work during a flight review.

I have had a case where an instrument rated pilot had not flown IFR in
many years and said that he had no intention of ever becoming current.
In that case, I elected to not do any instrument work for the flight
review.

BTW, the phrase BFR is no longer used. It is Flight Review (FR).

Just as "Oshkosh" will always remain "Oshkosh" and not "AirVenture" to
most of us, so to will the BFR remain a BFR, regardless of what the
FAA calls it.

It is after a flight review done on a biennial basis and technically
is a "biennial", flight review.

And as to the issue of instrument work, I'm not currently... current,
but I fully expect to see instrument work on the next BFR.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com





" ...
If you are Instrument Current and due for a BFR, are you required
to or should you also be tested on Instrument Approaches, Holds,
etc?



A flight review consists of a minimum of an hour of ground and an
hour of flight instruction by FAR.

An instructor may conduct the flight review in any way he pleases as
long
as
it meets these parameters. I have known instructors who would not do
a flight review in less than 16 hours. It is whatever the instructor
feels comfortable in signing you off for.