MJ - careful with your last paragraph. You might be making false accusations.
Personally I cannot agree to the concept of CFI-mandated Club '28 day checks' being carried out by non-CRI/FIs, irrespective of the 90-day recency rule. If any check is needed, it must be done by a properly qualified person. Mutual PPL flying by agreement is fine; to force someone to do so isn't. But 28 days seems very draconian; even I only require 42-day recency. If Club pilots go outside that, they just have to fly a quick trip (exactly as DFC describes) to prove that they're no danger to themselves orto anyone/anything else - with an authorised instructor!
There's a world of difference between a private-owner group with its own internal agreements and a club with ac generally available for hire.
Last edited by BEagle; 22nd January 2004 at 19:18.