For holders of pilot certificates issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration, a flight review (formerly the FAA referred to as a biennial flight review, usually abbreviated as BFR) is a review that is required of all active holders of a U.S. pilot certificate at least every 24 calendar months. Basically, the review of your flight is legal until the end of the month (that is, June or August) in which it was carried out two years earlier. The same calendar logic applies to maintenance, such as the annual inspection.
Piloting students are also exempt from flight screening, and that can seem strange until they understand how it works. Student pilots must receive dual training and receive approval for the instructor's logbook every 90 days. Therefore, the frequent training required of a pilot student avoids the need to check the flight. The instructor must help the pilot design a recurring training program adapted to his operating environment and objectives.
The beginning of the twenty-fourth calendar month preceding the month in which the pilot acts as pilot in command. You don't need to complete a 24-month flight review if you have passed a practical test or pilot aptitude check performed by an examiner, approved pilot control aviator, or U. For pilots who haven't flown in several years, a useful general rule is to plan one hour of ground training and one hour of flight training for each year the pilot has been out of the cockpit. The FAA was increasingly concerned that a pilot certificate would never expire, but pilot dominance tends to weaken somewhat over the years.
The minimum criteria for a flight review consist of a minimum of 1 hour of flight training and 1 hour of ground training. While it does not modify the regulations or the minimum training requirement of 61.56 FAR, it does recommend to pilots where they should spend their time reviewing, in order to reduce accident rates. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) offers online courses and in-person seminars to help hardened pilots get up to speed. If the pilot doesn't have any suggestions, I explain the training I have in mind and suggest that it's a good time to learn something new.
If more training time is needed to finish the job, the completed training is noted in the logbook, but the endorsement to complete the flight review is omitted. For example, if a sports pilot takes a flight check and passes it one year after becoming a sports pilot, the flight review clock starts running from the date of the last flight registration. However, they removed the word “biennial” because they want to encourage pilots to train with a CFI more than once every two years, which is a good idea for any pilot in Georgia. As a general guideline, the pilot must meet the knowledge, risk management and aptitude criteria specified in the Aviator Certification Standards (ACS) for the pilot certificate he has.
The Airport Watch program includes warning signs for airports, informational materials, and a safety training course for pilots and airport employees. When you complete a Rusty Pilots seminar or webinar, you'll get an endorsement in your logbook that you've completed two hours of ground training to review your flight, as well as credits from the FAA Basic Knowledge Wings.
