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Instrument Rating Currency Restablished after earning CFI certification?

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If an individual earns their CFI certification is their IFR rating also renewed even if the individual hasn't flown the necessary requirements for Instrument Rating currency and/or completed an IPC in several years?

 

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  1. Russ Roslewski on May 22, 2018

    If you’re talking about the CFI-Airplane, the basic “CFI”, meaning not the “CFII”, then the answer is very much a no. There are no instrument tasks on the CFI checkride and no instrument training required during prep.

    If you’re talking about the CFI-Instrument Airplane, the “CFII”, then the question is a little more reasonable, but the answer is still no. The checkride itself does not automatically reset instrument currency, although it is possible/likely during the prep for it that you will have met the currency requirements. Alternately, your instructor could sign you off for an IPC assuming you have done the tasks (actually flying the airplane, not practicing instructing someone while they fly under the hood).

    Heck, I only actually flew one approach during my CFII checkride, the examiner flew the others. I think this is typical.

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