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• 14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground InstructorsOpen
  14 CFR § 61.58 Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered.

  Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered. (i) The applicant's record must include the statement, “Proficiency in circling approaches not demonstrated”; and (ii) The applicant ... command when weather conditions are less than the basic VFR conditions described in § 91.155 of this chapter, until proficiency in circling approaches has been successfully demonstrated in a flight simulator qualified and approved for circling approaches or in an aircraft…

• 14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground InstructorsOpen
  14 CFR § 61.157 Flight proficiency.

  Flight proficiency. (ii) Preflight procedures; (iii) Takeoffs and Landings; (iv) In-flight maneuvers; (v) Stall Prevention. (vi) Instrument procedures; (vii) Emergency operations; and (viii) Postflight procedures. (3) For a powered-lift category rating: (i) Preflight preparation; (ii) Preflight procedures ... Landings and approaches to landings; (vii) Normal and abnormal procedures; (viii) Emergency procedures; and (ix) Postflight procedures. (f) Proficiency and competency checks conducted under part 121, part 135, or subpart K of part 91. (1) Successful completion…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-4
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Using the PAVE Checklist to Identify Hazards › Pilot Hazards

  instrument rating. A few accidents occur every year when the pilot did not possess any airman certificate. 2. Currency–Has the pilot logged the minimum number of takeoffs and landings and instrument approaches, flight reviews, or other currency events required ... currency requirements sufficient to guarantee that the pilot will be able to handle the flight requirements? 3. Proficiency–Does the pilot have the ability to manage the conditions expected during flight? For example, suppose a pilot plans an IFR flight…

• Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Checkp. 2-1
  CHAPTER 2. REDUCING GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS › 2.1 General Aviation (GA) Accidents › 2.1.2 Pilot Proficiency

  Pilot Proficiency. Studies have shown that LOC usually occurs when pilots lack proficiency. Conditions exceeding personal skill limitations can present themselves at any time and can occur unexpectedly. In this event, the pilot should be able to avoid being startled ... make appropriate decisions in a timely manner, and be able to exercise skills at a proficiency level the pilot may not have maintained or attained since acquired during initial training. This makes personal currency programs and proficiency training essential. Personal…

• 14 CFR Part 135 — Operating Requirements: Commuter and on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such AircraftOpen
  14 CFR § 135.297 Pilot in command: Instrument proficiency check requirements.

  Pilot in command: Instrument proficiency check requirements. The instrument approach procedure or procedures must include at least one straight-in approach, one circling approach, and one missed approach. Each type of approach procedure demonstrated must be conducted to published minimums ... that procedure. (c) The instrument proficiency check required by paragraph (a) of this section consists of an oral or written equipment test and a flight check under simulated or actual IFR conditions. The equipment test includes questions on emergency procedures…

• Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Checkp. 1-4
  CHAPTER 1. GENERAL › 1.9 Personal Currency Program › 1.9.1 Currency Criteria

  Personal Currency Program 1.9.1 Currency Criteria. Pilots should design a currency program tailored to their individual operating environments and needs, which should emphasize proficiency beyond the minimum currency requirements. In most cases, pilots may integrate currency criteria with normal operations ... reduce the need for separate currency flights. For example, pilots could incorporate additional takeoffs and landings, instrument approach procedures (IAP), or specialized takeoffs and landings, such as short or soft field, into a planned flight. In most cases, pilots should…