If you haven't flown in eight years in the U.S., you'll still need a biennial flight review when you receive your new plastic licence before you can act as pilot in command. This applies even to restricted-use "piggyback" 61.75 FAA licences.
Fortunately, the U.S. regulations explicitly exclude BFRs from the definition of "flight instruction," so you won't have to be security-screened by the TSA first.