If a proficiency test is failed, can the applicant carry IR privileges?

If a proficiency test is failed, can the applicant carry IR privileges?

• A. Can carry after 2 months
• B. May not carry IR privileges until pass
• C. Can carry after one month
• D. Must retake theory only

Answer: (B)

Failing the instrument rating proficiency check means you have not demonstrated the required instrument flying skills, so you cannot exercise IR privileges until you successfully pass a new proficiency check. There isn’t a mandated waiting period like a fixed number of months or months until you can fly again; the privilege is only restored after you pass the recheck with an examiner. The idea that you might only retake theory is incorrect because the proficiency check is a practical flight examination, not a theory test. You would typically retrain as needed and then reattempt the proficiency check to regain full IR privileges.

Failing the instrument rating proficiency check means you have not demonstrated the required instrument flying skills, so you cannot exercise IR privileges until you successfully pass a new proficiency check. There isn’t a mandated waiting period like a fixed number of months or months until you can fly again; the privilege is only restored after you pass the recheck with an examiner. The idea that you might only retake theory is incorrect because the proficiency check is a practical flight examination, not a theory test. You would typically retrain as needed and then reattempt the proficiency check to regain full IR privileges.