More Than a Currency Flight

As a CFII, I do plenty of recurrency training for instrument flyers as a safety pilot and coach and as an instructor conducting an IPC. I like to use the IPC content as a starting point. Heres a typical example:

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Monday, April 06, 2015 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An instrument pilot seeking currency and ILS improvement was found to have significant gaps in his regular practice, lacking variety in hand-flying, circling, partial panel, and busy airspace operations.
A comprehensive training flight, beyond minimum IPC requirements, addressed these weaknesses through various approaches (DME arc, LOC/DME circle-to-land, VOR/DME partial panel, ILS with procedure turn) and unusual attitude recoveries.
While the pilot achieved currency, the session revealed areas where he lacked comfortable proficiency (e.g., ILS tracking, circling, unusual attitudes), prompting him to schedule further targeted dual instruction.

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Joe owns an RNAV-equipped Cessna 182RG and flies about 200 hours a year for family and business. For the last three years, he and an instrument-rated buddy committed to practicing at least two approaches apiece monthly. But recently his friend was busy, so Joe logged just three coupled approaches during his regular travels. He wanted a safety pilot so he could maintain currency, plus an instructor to help him get more confident with ILS approaches, which he rarely flies on his trips.