Comments on: Staying Current

By: David Megginson

David Megginson — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:10:17 +0000

IFR currency is a little different in Canada. First, we require six approaches and six hours actual or simulated IMC in the past six months — that can be tricky to maintain over the winter, so basically, you pick one of the last warm, foggy days in November and try to do as much IMC as you can.

Second, we’re required to retake our IFR flight test every two years even if we do maintain recency (the Canadian word for currency). The only advantage is that the IFR flight test gives an automatic year of recency afterwards, so we’re worring about staying current for IFR only every second year.

Night recency is about the same as the U.S., I think — five night takeoffs and landings in the last six months.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:38:00 +0000

I do use logshare.com for my online logbook and it gives currency reminders and “what-ifs” but sometimes it seems like I am flying because I have to rather than for the joy of it. Which isn’t to say I don’t enjoy it when I’m up there but from time to time it seems that all my budget can handle for the month is keeping up to date.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:58:49 +0000

The flight School/Flying Club has a ‘reminder’ system that automagically keeps track of currency. It sends reminders out every so often. But you nailed it, the only way to stay currrent is to keep flying. I keep an xls with monthly hours and goals (and expenditures), with a column devoted to check off milestones.

Dave