RussR
En-Route
I earned a type rating (my first and only) in January 2019. For various reasons, I am not using it currently but hope to in the near future.
61.58 requires an annual proficiency check.
61.58i says that if you take it the month before or the month after it is due, it counts as being done in the month it was due for purposes of determining when the next one is due.
So, if I go to recurrent training in December 2019, that's effectively the same as doing it in January 2020, and my next one would still be due in January 2021. Okay, this seems to reflect the FAA's acceptance that sometimes scheduling is hard and people who do it early shouldn't be punished by then having it due earlier the next year. That's nice.
If I do it in January 2020, of course, that's right on time.
I can also do it in February 2020. Now, I believe that for the purposes of acting as PIC, I would still be non-current as of Feb 1st, so wouldn't be able to act as PIC until I finished recurrent that month. But then my next recurrent would still be due in January 2021. Notice this is different than almost every other recurring requirement like flight reviews and annual inspections (like the popular 13-month annual).
1. I am curious as to the history of why this is. Any ideas?
Now, as mentioned I am not using my type rating as PIC right now. So if I wait until March 2020 to do my recurrent, that then falls outside of the provisions of 61.58i. I of course could not act as PIC until I went through recurrent, BUT I assume that the due date would then be reset for the next year, and it would not be due until March 2021.
2. Do I have this right?
Thanks all. New to this type rating stuff.
61.58 requires an annual proficiency check.
61.58i says that if you take it the month before or the month after it is due, it counts as being done in the month it was due for purposes of determining when the next one is due.
So, if I go to recurrent training in December 2019, that's effectively the same as doing it in January 2020, and my next one would still be due in January 2021. Okay, this seems to reflect the FAA's acceptance that sometimes scheduling is hard and people who do it early shouldn't be punished by then having it due earlier the next year. That's nice.
If I do it in January 2020, of course, that's right on time.
I can also do it in February 2020. Now, I believe that for the purposes of acting as PIC, I would still be non-current as of Feb 1st, so wouldn't be able to act as PIC until I finished recurrent that month. But then my next recurrent would still be due in January 2021. Notice this is different than almost every other recurring requirement like flight reviews and annual inspections (like the popular 13-month annual).
1. I am curious as to the history of why this is. Any ideas?
Now, as mentioned I am not using my type rating as PIC right now. So if I wait until March 2020 to do my recurrent, that then falls outside of the provisions of 61.58i. I of course could not act as PIC until I went through recurrent, BUT I assume that the due date would then be reset for the next year, and it would not be due until March 2021.
2. Do I have this right?
Thanks all. New to this type rating stuff.