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FAA Updates Flight Review Criteria

FAA wants instructors to check GA pilots hand-flying skills. Gary Rosier
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A new FAA Advisory Circular provides guidance for instructors on special areas of emphasis for general aviation pilot flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks (IPCs).
  • The FAA is concerned about pilots' hand-flying skills and overreliance on automation, urging instructors to ensure proficiency with automation failure procedures, loss of control, and traffic pattern operations.
  • Pilots are encouraged to develop personal currency programs to maintain their skills between flight reviews.
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Before your next flight review or instrument proficiency check, you’ll want to read over a new FAA Advisory Circular that contains guidance for instructors on special areas of emphasis for general aviation pilots.

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