Originally Posted by
MikeInTx
Just got through reading through FAR 61.56a2 which reads that a review is needed
"of those maneuvers and procedures that, at the discretion of the person giving the review, are necessary for the pilot to demonstrate the safe exercise of the privileges of the pilot certificate."
Q: What standards will you be held to? Do you have to demonstrate instrument procedures, commercial procedures, private procedures...how does all that work for a guy w/your experience?
Mike
A BFR is a biannual flight review which is waived if you take any sort of checkride within the two year period and covers only vfr flying. Commercial checks would be outlined per the applicable "Part" of the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations the type of flight falls under like Part 121 airline, Part 135 freight. An IPC is an instrument proficiency check and it covers only ifr flying skills. Neither has any hard metrics to satisfy other than the FAA regs, but if you do not appear to know what you are doing the instructor has the right to require more training. If you have a rigorous instructor then they may require PTS standards for your BFR but most do not. For the IPC there are a lot of things to err on, but if you do not make glaring errors and or catch the one or two you do make and correct most will still sign you off. Also, IPC's are not required for those who maintain continuous instrument currency.
My guess is Skyhigh needs his BFR and an IPC due to being out of line-holding for a while. If you fly a line you get line checked and since all Part 121 is ifr and you never run out of recency as long as you do it.