Instrument Currency?

[Rally]

"(c) Instrument experience. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR, unless within the preceding 6 calendar months, that person has:"

The reg says preceding calendar months, so does that mean we don't count the month we are in?

So it is May 23 now. If I have done 6 approaches and tracking hold etc, and I did them all in Novemeber would I be current or would I have had to do them in Decemember?

Thanks

 

[epic!]

"(c) Instrument experience. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR, unless within the preceding 6 calendar months, that person has:"

The reg says preceding calendar months, so does that mean we don't count the month we are in?

So it is May 23 now. If I have done 6 approaches and tracking hold etc, and I did them all in Novemeber would I be current or would I have had to do them in Decemember?

Thanks

from my understanding you count back 6 months from today. if you have 6 approaches, tracking, etc. in the preceding 6 months from today, then you are current.

 

[nosehair]

"preceding 6 calender mos."
November - 1
December - 2
January - 3
Febuary - 4
March - 5
April - 6

These are the 6 calender mos. preceding the current month of May.

If you have logged 6 approaches within any of these mos., you are "current".

 

[Rally]

This is what I thought you don't count May its not worded very well. Because if you did 6 approaches in May (today) then you would'nt have done them in the 6 preceeding calendar months. What gives ?

 

[midlifeflyer]

This is what I thought you don't count May its not worded very well. Because if you did 6 approaches in May (today) then you would'nt have done them in the 6 preceeding calendar months. What gives ?

It's sure fun to blame the writers of the FAR, but this time your problem is an English problem, not an FAR problem. It's a general problem with counting dates. When you take out a loan, do you calculate interest starting with interest for the day the loan was taken out or the next day? Is "6 months from today" June 24 or June 25?

It's one of those things you just have to know - how counting calendar months works in the FAR. It's sure used enough - instrument currency, flight reviews, just about all aircraft inspection periods..

Instrument currency? Forget "calendar month" for a moment. Today is May 24. Six months ago was November 24. I don't know about yours, but my English teacher would have said that anytime between November 24 and today is in the preceding 6 months. All "calendar month" does is expand the time period to include the whole month so that we run from November 1 to May 31.

 

[Rally]

Thanks for the explanation, and thanks for being a smart***!

 

[midlifeflyer]

Thanks for the explanation, and thanks for being a smart***!

You should have seen it before the edits!

 

[fussle]

All "calendar month" does is expand the time period to include the whole month so that we run from November 1 to May 31

I read an FAA interpretation on this subjet, and I think you are right about it expanding the time, but only for the beginning of the "preceding 6 calendar months." So it wouldn't be November 1 to May 31, but rather, November 1 to May 24.

 

[midlifeflyer]

I read an FAA interpretation on this subjet, and I think you are right about it expanding the time, but only for the beginning of the "preceding 6 calendar months." So it wouldn't be November 1 to May 31, but rather, November 1 to May 24.

I'd want to see that opinion since a "calendar month" goes to the end of the month in =every= other FAR context in which it is used. You get your 1st class medical on June 3 - when is it good until? On top of that it makes no sense, not even FAA sense.

 

[52560]

"The reg says preceding calendar months, so does that mean we don't count the month we are in?"

So, if this is the case, If I did my approaches and tracking radials today to meet the currency requirements, I would have to wait until next month to be current?

Sorry, couldn't resist. Have fun!