Originally Posted by
jonnyjetprop
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(3) The instrument proficiency check must be given by -
(i) An examiner;
(ii) A person authorized by the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct instrument flight tests, provided the person being tested is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces;
(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;
Careful, several considerations...
1. 121 currency does not automatically translate to 91 instrument currency. 3(iii) above says a sim instructor CAN give you an IPC... it does NOT say recurrent sim IS an IPC. The automatic IPC reset vie 121 reccurent sim applies ONLY to 121 PICs (see 61.57(e)(2) ). For an SIC in need of an IPC, if your sim instructor is also a CFII (most are but not all) you could could ask him to sign off an IPC, but he does not have to and many won't.
2. If you met 91 IFR currency within a rolling 12 month window via approaches, radials, holds in the sim and/or line flying, then you can regain IFR currency through tasks, vice an IPC. For that you can use any tasks in the airplane or sim, and do not need anyone to sign your personal book (make sure you log tasks in then airplane, since the company does not track those).
3. If you go more than 12 months you need an IPC, and recurrent sim does not automatically count as a 91 IPC for SICs.
4. You do not need to log sim tasks in your personal logbook for them to count, you can always use the company records if the FAA asks. That's a good thing because many (most?) sim instructors (especially if they actually don't hold a CFII rating) will not sign your personal book since that exposes them to personal liability for your GA flying (I would most certainly not). But you will want to verify what it's the company records to make sure you have enough tasks to stay current.