Periodic flight reviews are a pilot licensing requirement mandated by the aviation authorities of many countries.
For holders of pilot certificates issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a flight review is required of every active holder of a U.S. pilot certificate at least every two years.
[2] Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 61.56 specifies that the review must include:[1] Before being able to act as pilot in command (PIC) in the United States, a pilot must have completed a flight review within the previous 24 calendar months.
The FAA and instructors are quick to point out that it is not a pass/fail or graded test.
There are no pass or fail criteria, although the instructor giving it can decline to endorse the pilot's log book to certify that a flight review has been completed.