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What are the requirements for an instrument proficiency check?
Regulations for the flight review (14 CFR 61.56) require a minimum of one hour of ground training and one hour of flight training. A good rule of thumb, however, is to plan at least 90 minutes of ground time and at least two hours of flight time for a solid evaluation of your instrument flying knowledge and skills.
What is required to obtain an instrument airplane rating?
You must have logged the following: At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command. At least 10 of these hours must be in airplanes for an instrument-airplane rating. A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation listed in 61.65(c).
What is required on an IPC?
An IPC is a comprehensive evaluation that follows the Practical Test Standards (PTS) for the Instrument rating. An IPC that goes well will probably require 2-to-3 hours of airplane/simulator time, and several hours of ground instruction. Usually an IPC can be completed on least two or three separate training sessions.
When must you have an instrument rating?
A pilot must have an instrument rating in order to act as Pilot in Command of a flight below VFR weather minimums and/or under IFR. The rating is also required: When flying an airplane under Special VFR at night (helicopters are excepted from the regulation.)
How often is an IPC required?
Unlike the Flight Review, the Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) is only required if a pilot’s instrument currency lapses—there is no regularly recurring requirement for an IPC. As long as instrument-rated pilots accomplish the approach currency requirements of 14 CFR 61.57, they may never require an IPC!
Can you fail an instrument proficiency check?
You can’t fail an IPC. It’s like taking a FR—if you don’t meet the standards you just don’t finish in that session.
When do you need an instrument proficiency check?
(2) The instrument proficiency check must be given by an authorized check airman or by the Administrator. (d) If the pilot in command is assigned to pilot only one type of airplane, that pilot must take the instrument proficiency check required by paragraph (a) of this section in that type of airplane.
Who is authorized to conduct instrument flight tests?
(iii) A company check pilot who is authorized to conduct instrument flight tests under part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter or subpart K of part 91 of this chapter, and provided that both the check pilot and the pilot being tested are employees of that operator or fractional ownership program manager, as applicable;
What should be included in a flight check?
The flight check includes navigation by instruments, recovery from simulated emergencies, and standard instrument approaches involving navigational facilities which that pilot is to be authorized to use.
What are the requirements for pilot in command?
14 CFR § 125.291 – Pilot in command: Instrument proficiency check requirements. § 125.291 Pilot in command: Instrument proficiency check requirements.