Flight Review Question

[MooneyBob]

It will be 24 months soon since I have received my PPL. However, I have completed my instrument rating last year in June, last than 12 months ago.

Do I have to take the Flight Review exam or does my IR started new 24 months period?

[DrBill]

The IR resets the clock.

BILL

[Loogie]

If you are talking about a biannual flight review, then yes your IFR rating checkride counts as your review and it starts your new clock.

[MooneyBob]

If you are talking about a biannual flight review, then yes your IFR rating checkride counts as your review and it starts your new clock.

They don't call it biannual anymore but thanks anyway.

For some reason my instructor ( same person for PPL and IR) told me I need the flight review. He probably confused it with the IPC.

[PaulB]

Have you completed 6 approaches, tracking, and a hold in the preceding 6 months? If you haven't you need an IPC to file an instrument flight plan. Otherwise you don't need to have any interaction with a CFI until 2 years from your instrument checkride.

[AndyFromCB]

Have you completed 6 approaches, tracking, and a hold in the preceding 6 months? If you haven't you need an IPC to file an instrument flight plan. Otherwise you don't need to have any interaction with a CFI until 2 years from your instrument checkride.

 

Nope,

 

You'd need an IPC if it was more than 12months. At 6 months, you still have another 6 months to simply catchup by doing your 6 and a hold.

[Jeff_S]

They don't call it biannual anymore but thanks anyway.

For some reason my instructor ( same person for PPL and IR) told me I need the flight review. He probably confused it with the IPC.

Not to be too pessimistic about human behavior, but he might also have thought it a good chance to make a few bucks.  Probably not, I'm sure you have a good relationship with him and this was just an honest mistake...but you never know!

 

[mike_elliott]

Not to be too pessimistic about human behavior, but he might also have thought it a good chance to make a few bucks.  Probably not, I'm sure you have a good relationship with him and this was just an honest mistake...but you never know!

 

If the CFI is in this to make money, then there is a great reason there is a shortage of CFI's. He would do fiscally better with a Sunday morning paper route and a bartending job 

[AndyFromCB]

If the CFI is in this to make money, then there is a great reason there is a shortage of CFI's. He would do fiscally better with a Sunday morning paper route and a bartending job 

 

You can make a decent living as a CFI, but in primary and/or IFR training. You have to be type specific. I know a few Cirrus CFIs making low 6 figures a year...