Currency Reflections

Some of you might recall that almost two years ago I retired as an airline captain. Then, due to various circumstances both in and out of my control, I took a year hiatus from all self-piloted flight. The result was some serious catching up to do to get ready to fly my own personal flivver. Being an opportunistic magazine editor, I used that need to also create a number of articles for the magazine about the process.

Key Takeaways:

• A retired airline captain discovered the significant challenge of maintaining instrument currency and proficiency as a general aviation pilot after a flight hiatus, contrasting it with his constant readiness in an airline career.
• He initially relied on past experience but realized the dangerous fallacy of believing extensive experience automatically equated to current proficiency without active practice.
• The author is now committed to a proactive, ongoing program of simulator and flight training to achieve true proficiency beyond mere legal currency, encouraging other GA pilots to prioritize this for safety.

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