Study the regulations involved in obtaining a BFR. Section 61.65 of the Federal Aviation Regulations covers the requirements for completing a BFR. A flight simulator or flight-training device can be used to meet the flight review requirements and when conducted in an approved course conducted by certified training center. In addition, the flight simulator must be approved for landings or the applicant must meet takeoff and landing requirements, and the simulator or flight-training device used must represent an aircraft or set of aircraft for which the pilot is rated.
Locate a training center certified under FAR Part 142. The majority of flight schools in the United States are certified under less stringent rules and do not meet the eligibility requirements for conducing BFRs. Flight Safety International, which operates many different types of aircraft simulators at over a dozen training centers in the United States, is a Part 142 flight training center. Normally, the pilot receiving a BFR is already type-rated in the aircraft for which he is receiving training in a simulator, so locate a simulator training center that supports your aircraft type rating.
Contact the training center and schedule your BFR training. Be sure to mention that you are looking for flight review and ask for program options. You will most likely be enrolled in a "recurrent" training course which is required annually for some operators or aircraft types. Recurrent training is normally a two- to three-day course and is more thorough than a BFR, which legally requires one hour of ground training and one hour of flight training.
Meet your instructor and let him know that you are trying to obtain a BFR endorsement. Study and prepare for your training, especially if you have not flown a lot since your last BFR. Complete the required training and once all course requirements are met, the instructor will endorse your logbook, as required.
