Title:
IFR Muscle Building and Instrument Proficiency Check
Topic:
IFR Accidents Are Commonly Fatal, so IFR Proficiency Beyond the Minimums Is Critical for Safety
Date and Time:
Sunday, September 14, 2025, starting at 20:00 Eastern Daylight Time (17:00 PDT; 18:00 MDT; 19:00 CDT; 14:00 HST; 16:00 AKDT; 17:00 Arizona; Monday, September 15, 2025 00:00 GMT)
Speaker(s):
John Dorcey (MCFI) and David St. George (14X MCFI/DPE)
Brief Description:
Instrument skills and knowledge require constant exercise to stay sharp and effective. The FAA-mandated six approaches, et. al. every six months will keep you legal but not proficient and safe. Unlike the discretion provided for the flight review, an Instrument Proficiency Check is described precisely in the Instrument Rating ACS. Comprehensive training goes even further into many plausible failure modes and
An FAA/Embry-Riddle technical study of 42 pilots, revealed that for 27 tested pilot skills, all of the tested skills deteriorated, some significantly, during the two years after the tested pilots earned their certificates
Select Number:
EA23139390
Webinar Information
Sunday, September 14th, 8 pm EDT - Info and registration here!
Seating:
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Sponsoring Division:
FAASTeam
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AC-61-98E covered in our last webinar is also the regulatory guidance on Instrument Proficiency Checks (IPCs). The Focused Flight Review mentioned for the Flight Review webinar, also has resources for removing "IFR Rust" and building "IFR Muscles!" This webinar is based on the Essential IFR SAFE Blog.
The Vertical S maneuver and Oscar Pattern are forgotten tools to keep hand flying skills (and your scan) sharp. See Additional Flight Maneuvers from Gleim for some "old school" practice maneuvers to clean up your hand flying skills.
Please prepare for this event with your important questions we can discuss and answer. We want your input!
MCFI and veteran CFI educator John Dorcey, , shares his years of experience to help you craft an effective flight review. He is joined by DPE David St. George, (28 years DPE and 14X MCFI)
See also our SAFE "IFR Focus" landing page for resources!
SAFE (The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators) is an educational not-for-profit (501-C-3) professional organization with the mission of improving the aviation educational process thereby exponentially elevating pilot performance and aviation safety. The Free "SAFE Toolkit App" is a FREE resource for every CFIs and pilots preparing for their flight tests. Our weekly SAFE Blog is FREE with over 400 archived aviation safety issues.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Advanced Knowledge Topic 2
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Any Safety Event held based upon data/risk
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