Select the true statement about Instrument Proficiency Checks (IPCs).

• A. IPCs require no ground review
• B. Instrument instructors can find guidance on giving a thorough ground review and using scenarios when giving an IPC in the FAA's Instrument Proficiency Check Guidance
• C. IPCs are optional
• D. IPCs must be conducted by two instructors

Answer: (B)

Instrument Proficiency Checks are about verifying a pilot’s ability to fly using only instruments, and they include a substantial ground review plus a flight portion. The statement that aligns with reality is that FAA’s Instrument Proficiency Check Guidance provides guidance on delivering a thorough ground review and on using scenarios during the IPC. The ground review sets up the knowledge and procedures—interpreting instruments, procedures for approaches and holds, aeronautical decision-making, weather interpretation, and flight planning—before any flight tasks, and scenario-based testing lets the instructor evaluate how the pilot applies that knowledge under realistic IFR conditions. The other options don’t fit: IPCs do include a ground review, they are not optional for maintaining instrument capabilities, and while an IPC can be conducted by a single appropriately rated instructor or examiner, it does not require two instructors.