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This flight began in grand forks, nd, ending in grand forks, nd. Its purpose was to complete lessons 9 and 10 from course 112 at part 141 approved flying school. My student is a private pilot and course 112 brings him back up to speed on private pilot practical test standards and school policies and procedures. Lesson 9 was a VFR day cross country flight that ended in fargo, nd. Lesson 10 began in fargo and was night VFR cross country consisting of a landing at an airport other than the departing airport with a total distance of 100 NM. The rtes all met the specifications stated in training course outline. The problem that has come to my attention is that I was not 90 day current for PIC with carriage of passenger at night. I realized this when I was logging the evening. I just began working as a flight instructor at the school on jun/thu/01. Upon beginning flight training with my student I found myself in an airplane more than ever before. This frequent contact with the airport and aircraft I believe caused me to oversight my own personal currency. I did not question it since I was flying so frequently. I asked my student if he was current at night and he stated he hasn't flown at night in 6 months or so. I still did not question my own currency and stated that we would get 3 lndgs at night in so he would be current. There was also another pilot/passenger in the back seat just so you know there was a total of three people in the airplane. As a young CFI, it is important to think about yourself as I was teaching my student about regulations dealing with night requirements, yet I myself was not current. I can think of 2 ways to keep this from happening again. First, would be to check currency before every flight. Literally open your logbook and figure out when your currency is up for everything that you're rated for -- single engine, multi engine, day, night, instrument, biannual flight review, flight instructor rating, etc. Second, reflect on what you are teaching, and ensure you are complying with the regulations that you are preaching. When teaching I think there might be a tendency to focus your attention on your student making sure they are up to PAR, forgetting to ensure you are up to PAR.

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Title: A FLT INSTRUCTOR REALIZES AFTER TKOF THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS IN 90 DAYS, THEREFORE NOT NIGHT CURRENT.

Narrative: THIS FLT BEGAN IN GRAND FORKS, ND, ENDING IN GRAND FORKS, ND. ITS PURPOSE WAS TO COMPLETE LESSONS 9 AND 10 FROM COURSE 112 AT PART 141 APPROVED FLYING SCHOOL. MY STUDENT IS A PVT PLT AND COURSE 112 BRINGS HIM BACK UP TO SPD ON PVT PLT PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS AND SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCS. LESSON 9 WAS A VFR DAY XCOUNTRY FLT THAT ENDED IN FARGO, ND. LESSON 10 BEGAN IN FARGO AND WAS NIGHT VFR XCOUNTRY CONSISTING OF A LNDG AT AN ARPT OTHER THAN THE DEPARTING ARPT WITH A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 100 NM. THE RTES ALL MET THE SPECS STATED IN TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE. THE PROB THAT HAS COME TO MY ATTN IS THAT I WAS NOT 90 DAY CURRENT FOR PIC WITH CARRIAGE OF PAX AT NIGHT. I REALIZED THIS WHEN I WAS LOGGING THE EVENING. I JUST BEGAN WORKING AS A FLT INSTRUCTOR AT THE SCHOOL ON JUN/THU/01. UPON BEGINNING FLT TRAINING WITH MY STUDENT I FOUND MYSELF IN AN AIRPLANE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS FREQUENT CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT AND ACFT I BELIEVE CAUSED ME TO OVERSIGHT MY OWN PERSONAL CURRENCY. I DID NOT QUESTION IT SINCE I WAS FLYING SO FREQUENTLY. I ASKED MY STUDENT IF HE WAS CURRENT AT NIGHT AND HE STATED HE HASN'T FLOWN AT NIGHT IN 6 MONTHS OR SO. I STILL DID NOT QUESTION MY OWN CURRENCY AND STATED THAT WE WOULD GET 3 LNDGS AT NIGHT IN SO HE WOULD BE CURRENT. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER PLT/PAX IN THE BACK SEAT JUST SO YOU KNOW THERE WAS A TOTAL OF THREE PEOPLE IN THE AIRPLANE. AS A YOUNG CFI, IT IS IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT YOURSELF AS I WAS TEACHING MY STUDENT ABOUT REGS DEALING WITH NIGHT REQUIREMENTS, YET I MYSELF WAS NOT CURRENT. I CAN THINK OF 2 WAYS TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FIRST, WOULD BE TO CHECK CURRENCY BEFORE EVERY FLT. LITERALLY OPEN YOUR LOGBOOK AND FIGURE OUT WHEN YOUR CURRENCY IS UP FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE RATED FOR -- SINGLE ENGINE, MULTI ENGINE, DAY, NIGHT, INST, BIANNUAL FLT REVIEW, FLT INSTRUCTOR RATING, ETC. SECOND, REFLECT ON WHAT YOU ARE TEACHING, AND ENSURE YOU ARE COMPLYING WITH THE REGS THAT YOU ARE PREACHING. WHEN TEACHING I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A TENDENCY TO FOCUS YOUR ATTN ON YOUR STUDENT MAKING SURE THEY ARE UP TO PAR, FORGETTING TO ENSURE YOU ARE UP TO PAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.