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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An instrument-rated pilot, Joe, sought recurrent training and a safety pilot to maintain currency and improve confidence with ILS approaches.
Initial assessment revealed gaps in his proficiency, specifically concerning circling approaches, partial panel work, hand-flying procedure turns, and frequent ILS practice.
A comprehensive flight session targeted these weaknesses, including various approaches, a circle-to-land, and unusual attitude recoveries.
Though current, Joe identified a lack of comfortable proficiency in several operations and opted for additional dual sessions to enhance skills and address his upcoming flight review.

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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.