How do you stack up?

Are your own proficiency levels where you want them to be? Take a close look at your own unique situation and decide if changes are needed in your own ongoing proficiency program.

Editorial Staff

Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Pilots should regularly assess their current proficiency levels and adapt their training programs as needed.
Integrate proficiency-building activities into routine flights, even if they are recreational, potentially involving a safety pilot.
Apply robust risk management procedures to all flights, including those for proficiency, recognizing the pilot as a significant risk factor to mitigate.

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Are your own proficiency levels where you want them to be? Take a close look at your own unique situation and decide if changes are needed in your own ongoing proficiency program.

Should you modify your flying to include more proficiency events? You dont have to give up $100 hamburgers on sunny days, but you may want to grab your double-I to ride along. Even if youre not instrument-rated, use routine flights as part of a balanced events-based proficiency program.