azaviator08
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Technically as a CFI to fly at night with your students, do you have to be night current??
I have a copy of the FAA legal interpretation that states that the neither the instructor or the student count as a passenger. Therefore neither have to be night current. It clearly states that the CFI cannot log the students landings towards currency, and vice versa.You do not have to be night current to give dual. If I was near a far/aim I would give you the reg. Im sure someone will chime in.
Technically as a CFI to fly at night with your students, do you have to be night current??
I do the sameI usually just "steal" a takeoff or landing from my student every now and then, just in case. Like if we are working on the instrument rating, I will tell them I am doing this landing.
You won't find it in the FAR/AIM. It's not in a reg. It's in two recent interpretations of the regs - the ones that bdhill mentioned.You do not have to be night current to give dual. If I was near a far/aim I would give you the reg. Im sure someone will chime in.
I usually just "steal" a takeoff or landing from my student every now and then, just in case. Like if we are working on the instrument rating, I will tell them I am doing this landing.
If my CFI had done this to me while I was in training, I would have been kind of pissed.
I usually just "steal" a takeoff or landing from my student every now and then, just in case. Like if we are working on the instrument rating, I will tell them I am doing this landing.
No can do. Read the reg. "Sole manipulator" for currency, not ""a little help with the rudder."Sometimes I have to "demonstrate" a forward slip to landing for one of my primary guys. Sometimes they need a little "help" with the rudder in a crosswind landing. I log those for currency also..
No can do. Read the reg. "Sole manipulator" for currency, not ""a little help with the rudder."
Well since you have 3 primary flight controls.... ailerons elevator and rudder.... can you log 1/3 of a landing if you do that?
If my CFI had done this to me while I was in training, I would have been kind of pissed.
I would switch instructors if someone were to do this to me. I already pay enough for your time, why should I pay you to get current?
I agree. I never steal a landing; I even feel a bit guilty if they offer me one and I accept.
It sucks, but I can't afford to rent the planes in which I instruct.
Doesn't really have to limit himself to day-only lessons. A CFI isn't legally required to maintain night currency to teach at night. He may want to get in a night landing now and then to feel proficient, but the regulatory 3-in-90 doesn't technically apply.I'm not sure that's completely accurate. How much does it really cost to do 3 takeoff and landings? If you can afford to go out for pizza and a movie every 90 days, you can afford to buy your own flight time to keep yourself current. Otherwise, limit yourself to daytime-only lessons