Recurrent Training
Stay Current, Stay Confident
At Austin Aviation, we offer comprehensive recurrent training for pilots based in the Austin area, including FAA Flight Reviews and Instrument Proficiency Checks. Whether you’re flying out of Austin, Georgetown, Lakeway, or nearby airfields, our experienced instructors help you meet currency requirements while ensuring your proficiency in real-world conditions. Conveniently located near Austin, our low-traffic training environment at Burnet (KBMQ) means less waiting and more flying so you stay proficient, safe, and ready for your next mission.
Flight Review
The FAA requires a Flight Review (previously called a Biennial Flight Review or BFR) to be completed every 24 calendar months in order act as the PIC. While the FAA only requires a minimum of one hour of ground instruction and one hour of flight instruction, we tailor every Flight Review to the pilot’s individual proficiency and goals. Together, we’ll discuss the type of flying you do, your typical mission, and your future goals.
A typical Flight Review might consist of the following agenda:
- Preparation
- Pilot’s Aeronautical History
- Cross-Country Flight Plan Assignment
- Ground Review
- Regulatory Review
- Cross-Country Flight Plan Review
- Weather & Weather Decision Making
- Risk Management and Personal Minimums
- General Aviation (GA) Security Issues
- Flight Activities
- Physical Airplane (basic skills)
- Mental Airplane Automaton and Aircraft (systems knowledge)
- Takeoffs and Stabilized Approaches to Landings
- Slow Flight
- Stalls and Recovery/Spin Recognition/Avoidance
- Recovery from Unusual Attitudes
- Simulated Loss of Power/Engine
- Operating the Aircraft by Sole Reference to Instruments Under Actual or Simulated Conditions
- Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)
- Automation System and Failures
- Postflight Discussion
- Aeronautical Health Maintenance and Improvement Plan
- Personal Minimums Worksheet
- Personal Proficiency Practice Plan
- Training Plan (if desired)
Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC)
Pilots who fall out of instrument currency after 12 months can regain currency by completing an IPC. Austin Aviation uses a combination of our aircraft fleet and RedBird sim to accomplish most IPCs, though we can accomplish a minimal IPC in the sim if desired by the student and agreed to by the CFII.
A typical IPC might consist of the following agenda:
- Preparation
- Regulatory Review
- Cross-Country Flight Plan Assignment
- Ground Review
- Preflight
- Taxi, Takeoff, Departure
- En Route
- Arrival and Approach
- Missed Approach
- Flight Activities
- Precision and Non-Precision Instrument Approach Procedures
- Holding
- Stabilized Approaches and Landings
- Aircraft Control by Reference to Flight Instruments
- Systems and Procedures
- Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)
- Postflight Discussion
- Aeronautical Health Maintenance and Improvement Plan
- Personal Minimums Worksheet
- Personal Proficiency Practice Plan
- Training Plan (if desired)
