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IFR Currency

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FAA Regulations, Flight Instructor, Instrument Rating

I was instrument current until the end of June this year. I then had 6 mos to get reccurent. I completed my CFII training in August, which included well over 6 IAP's, holding, tracking and intercepting. Am I current or do I have to go up with a safety pilot to get my currency back?

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  1. John D Collins on Aug 31, 2013

    No, you don’t need to go up with a safety pilot if you logged all of the above. If the conditions were VMC and simulated instrument, then the CFII was also your safety pilot.

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  2. Mark Kolber on Aug 31, 2013

    Don’t they require an understanding of basic IFR currency rules for new CFIIs anymore?

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