A couple of questions about IPC

I've only done one approach in the last 6 months. I've let my currency
lapse, so as I read the regs I now have to do an IPC, right? What does an
IPC consist of? Just 6 approaches and a hold, or is there more to it?
Can it be fewer than 6 approaches?

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Paul Tomblin wrote:
I've only done one approach in the last 6 months. I've let my currency
lapse, so as I read the regs I now have to do an IPC, right? What does an
IPC consist of? Just 6 approaches and a hold, or is there more to it?
Can it be fewer than 6 approaches?

[from memory] don't you have another 6 months after your currency lapses in
which you can regain your currency by flying with a safety pilot? ...not that an
IPC is a bad idea.

Dave

You have 6 months after your currency lapses to become current, without
having to do an IPC... You are not legal to fly IFR, but you may take
a safety pilot up with you and become current again. If you miss the 6
month window to become current, you will have to perform an IPC.

I'm sure if I stated that incorrectly or unclearly, someone will jump
in to correct me... ;-)

Best Regards,
Todd

The IPC can consist of whatever you want to make yourself current. 6
approaches, tracking VOR's and holding, which you can do with a safety
pilot. However since you have the CFII in the plane with you, it could
be something else you'd like to work on such as timed turns or partial
panel, along with a couple of approaches and a hold or so.

The CFII is going to assess whether you are safe and competant to fly
IFR and signs the log book to that effect. I do an IPC with my CFI
whenever I haven't flown in the gauges for a while and want to make sure
that I haven't picked up any bad habits.

Technically you don't need to do the IPC until 1 year after you lose IFR
currency but you don't have to do just the minimum required to get by.

Robert

Paul Tomblin wrote:
I've only done one approach in the last 6 months. I've let my currency
lapse, so as I read the regs I now have to do an IPC, right? What does an
IPC consist of? Just 6 approaches and a hold, or is there more to it?
Can it be fewer than 6 approaches?

On 02/09/06 07:07, Robert Chambers wrote:
The IPC can consist of whatever you want to make yourself current. 6
approaches, tracking VOR's and holding, which you can do with a safety
pilot. However since you have the CFII in the plane with you, it could
be something else you'd like to work on such as timed turns or partial
panel, along with a couple of approaches and a hold or so.

The CFII is going to assess whether you are safe and competant to fly
IFR and signs the log book to that effect. I do an IPC with my CFI
whenever I haven't flown in the gauges for a while and want to make sure
that I haven't picked up any bad habits.

Technically you don't need to do the IPC until 1 year after you lose IFR
currency but you don't have to do just the minimum required to get by.

Actually, the IPC is required 6 months after you lose currency.



Robert

Paul Tomblin wrote:
I've only done one approach in the last 6 months. I've let my currency
lapse, so as I read the regs I now have to do an IPC, right? What does an
IPC consist of? Just 6 approaches and a hold, or is there more to it?
Can it be fewer than 6 approaches?



--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

You only have to satisfy the CFII that you can do the job. I take
these routinely because a couple of hours with an instructor are always
beneficial and not that expensive in AMUs.

Typically, it will be similar to an IFR lesson - do 3 different types
of approach, practice a steep turn, find a radial, do a hold, recover
from unusual attitude, and back to the barn for a signing ceremony.

"three-eight-hotel" wrote in message
oups.com...
You have 6 months after your currency lapses to become current, without
having to do an IPC... You are not legal to fly IFR, but you may take
a safety pilot up with you and become current again. If you miss the 6
month window to become current, you will have to perform an IPC.

I'm sure if I stated that incorrectly or unclearly, someone will jump
in to correct me... ;-)

No error, but one addition may be useful: another alternative is to fly IFR
and do the approaches in IMC, but with another pilot (who's IFR-current)
acting as PIC.

--Gary

The IPC can consist of whatever you want to make yourself current.

The IPC tasks are very strictly defined by the instrument PTS task
table.

-Robert

I still consider an IPC every 6 months with a CFII to be important to
me. In my opinion, if you are the type of instrument pilot who just
pops through a hole every once-in-a-while doing hood work with a friend
is probably ok. However, if you regularly fly actual IMC you probably
want to do an IPC every 6 months (or at least every other one at 12
months).

-Robert, CFI

On 02/09/06 07:45, Gary Drescher wrote:
"three-eight-hotel" wrote in message
oups.com...
You have 6 months after your currency lapses to become current, without
having to do an IPC... You are not legal to fly IFR, but you may take
a safety pilot up with you and become current again. If you miss the 6
month window to become current, you will have to perform an IPC.

I'm sure if I stated that incorrectly or unclearly, someone will jump
in to correct me... ;-)

No error, but one addition may be useful: another alternative is to fly IFR
and do the approaches in IMC, but with another pilot (who's IFR-current)
acting as PIC.

--Gary



Wait a tick ;-) Are you saying that if you're beyond the 6-month
currency, that you can fly in actual IMC and all you need is an IR-
current safety pilot - not a CFII?

Can you show the FAR or chief counsel opinion which shows this?
This would be yet another place where my instructor taught me incorrect
information ;-(

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA