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Flight Currency to Rent ASEL – How Many Days Before Requiring Another Rental Checkout Ride in Same Type Aircraft

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This question is about recurring aircraft rental checkout requirements.

I would like to know what guidelines flight schools use for requiring an updated rental checkout ride for a PPL renting ASEL (not complex & not HP) . If it has been a 6 month lapse in flight experience  in that type aircraft I can see requiring the renter to get checked out again with a CFI.

What about 30, 60, or 90+ days since the last rental in that type?

What about if you’ve recently flown the identical aircraft, but rented at a different school? Is that logged flight experience recognized?

Are there different guidelines for pilots with a PPL, CPL, or CFI rating? Or folks with >500 Hours?

Are there any overlaps regarding aircraft types, meaning for example that a Cessna 172 checkout or flight currency would cover both a C172 and a C-150.  Piper PA28-160 and PA28-161 ?

I am sure there is probably a “Goldilocks” zone in there somewhere. I’m hoping the many seasoned veterans here on this site can help reveal it.

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  1. Mark Kolber on Nov 13, 2024

    There’s quite a variety out there. Entirely up to the place doing the renting, and often based on experience and sometimes insurance. Most common ones I’ve seen are requiring an annual review and a recheck if one hasn’t flown in the last 90 days.

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