Originally Posted by V4LKYR1ExONE

According to 121.439, landing currency can be reestablished under the supervision of a check airman, and this can be accomplished in the airplane or sim. My understanding is no, you don’t need to be current to start IOE.

https://rgl.faa.gov/regulatory_and_g...lookup/121.439

I reserve the right to be mistaken in my interpretation of regs at any time.