> [!quote] From [[FAR 61.57 Recent Flight Experience]](d) > The instrument proficiency check must consist of at least the following areas of operation: > (i) Air traffic control clearances and procedures; > (ii) Flight by reference to instruments; > (iii) Navigation systems; > (iv) Instrument approach procedures; > (v) Emergency operations; and > (vi) Postflight procedures. For equipment, it continues: > [!quote] From [[FAR 61.57 Recent Flight Experience]](d) > The instrument proficiency check must be— > (i) In an aircraft that is appropriate to the aircraft category; > (ii) For other than a glider, in a full flight simulator or flight training device that is representative of the aircraft category; or > (iii) For a glider, in a single-engine airplane or a glider. The [[Instrument ACS]] notes the following areas as minimum required tasks for an [[IPC]]: - III.B: *Holding Procedures* - IV.B: *Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes* - V.A: *Intercepting and Tracking Navigational Systems and Arcs* - VI (all): *Instrument Approach Procedures* - VII.B,C (multi-engine only) - VII.D - VIII (all): *Postflight Procedures* ***See also***: [[AC 61-98]] #endorsement > [!tip] > The goal of an [[IPC]] is to get the learner back to the proficiency they were at their checkride.