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For instrument currency, six approaches must be logged within the preceding how many calendar months?

6 calendar months.

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  1. 3 calendar months
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Why: To act as PIC under IFR or in less than VFR weather you must have logged six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses within the 6 calendar months before the month of the flight.

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Answer: 6 calendar months. To act as PIC under IFR or in less than VFR weather you must have logged six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses within the 6 calendar months before the month of the flight.

  1. 14 CFR 61.57 Recent flight experience: Pilot in command (Cornell LII eCFR mirror) www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.57
    Within the 6 calendar months preceding the month of the flight
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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