Instrument Currency, flyin in Europe
02-20-2011, 06:58 AM
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Instrument Currency, flyin in Europe
So my FAA instrument currency is currently not up to 66hit.
I have however, been flying in Europe, doing instrument approaches and holdings, but while flying in European airspace, exercising my JAR licenses.
Will these approaches count towards FAA 66hit? Hard to find any info about it
I have however, been flying in Europe, doing instrument approaches and holdings, but while flying in European airspace, exercising my JAR licenses.
Will these approaches count towards FAA 66hit? Hard to find any info about it
02-20-2011, 08:02 AM
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Can you find the part of the currency reg that says, for example:
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61.57(c) Instrument experience. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, a person may act as pilot in command under IFR or weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR only if:
(1) Use of an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter, or airship for maintaining instrument experience. Within the 6 calendar months preceding the month of the flight, that person performed and logged at least the following tasks and iterations in an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter, or airship, as appropriate, that is registered in the United States, for the instrument rating privileges to be maintained in actual weather conditions, or under simulated conditions using a view-limiting device that involves having performed the following--
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No? Didn't think so.
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61.57(c) Instrument experience. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, a person may act as pilot in command under IFR or weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR only if:
(1) Use of an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter, or airship for maintaining instrument experience. Within the 6 calendar months preceding the month of the flight, that person performed and logged at least the following tasks and iterations in an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter, or airship, as appropriate, that is registered in the United States, for the instrument rating privileges to be maintained in actual weather conditions, or under simulated conditions using a view-limiting device that involves having performed the following--
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No? Didn't think so.
02-20-2011, 11:54 AM
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The currency reg doesn't say what nation's certificates you hold either.Or even that the instrument approaches have to be in US airspace to count.
US law (including US regs) tends to talk about limitations and, in general, if it doesn't say something is limited or prohibited in some way, it's ok. So, going back to that same reg (and assuming there's a reason that you want to meet US currency while flying in foeign airspace in foreign-registry aircraft without an FAA certificate) do you meet the reg's requirements without inserting extra conditions that the FAA didn't?
02-20-2011, 12:34 PM
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I agree it should be legal to count LDG and Inst currency in any airplane, in any airspace.
You could not count a foreign flight review though, that has to be done by a US-rated CFI, although it could be done in any airplane, and any airspace.
Obviously you hold FAA as well ass JAA certs...the airplane doesn't know or care what certificate you are "flying under", it still lands and shoots approaches exactly the same.
You could not count a foreign flight review though, that has to be done by a US-rated CFI, although it could be done in any airplane, and any airspace.
Obviously you hold FAA as well ass JAA certs...the airplane doesn't know or care what certificate you are "flying under", it still lands and shoots approaches exactly the same.
02-20-2011, 02:14 PM
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