Updated PIC Currency Requirements

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§ 61.57 Update Replaces Passenger with Person

A seemingly subtle change to that went into effect in early December has a significant affect on PIC currency requirements. Of course, everyone is aware that three takeoffs and landings in the same category, class, and type (if required) are required to carry “passengers,” but the recent update to landing currency in replaces the word “passengers” with “persons.” Why is this meaningful?
The definition of a passenger specifically excludes a person receiving or providing flight training meaning an instructor and student on an instructional flight did not have to be concerned with landing currency; but now there are specific exceptions that must be followed that would allow a non-current instructor to provide instruction to a non-current client. Those exceptions are outlined in and requires that:
  • the flight training is limited to the purpose of meeting currency requirements
  • the person receiving flight training meets all other requirements to act as pilot in command of the aircraft; and
  • the authorized instructor and the person receiving flight training are the sole occupants of the aircraft.
Instructors and students should be aware of scenarios that would require PIC landing currency such as any time working with a student pilot (who would not meet other requirements to act as PIC) or in the case of multiengine instruction where the student/client may also not meet PIC requirements for the aircraft.
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