The assessment form below should be used to evaluate  personal experience and qualifications. When the pilot  obtains a new rating or upgrades a certificate, or when  current experience level changes, the self-assessment  factors should be reviewed (at least annually). If appropriate,  revisions would then be made to the personal minimums.  A copy of the appropriate personal minimums checklist  should be carried with the pilot when making important  risk management decisions. Each pilot should establish personal weather minimums,  which may be (and often are) above FAA legal minimums  for a VFR or IFR flight. Airlines and corporate flight  departments set individual minimums above FAA weather  minimums where pilot experience is limited. They also have  operational minimums that apply when the aircraft has less  than full operation of all systems for dealing with weather.  Similarly, pilot personal minimums should be based  on a clear assessment of pilot certification, experience,  proficiency, and currency.  A-1 Certification, Training, and Experience Summary Self-Assessment Factors Revised Self-Assessment Certification/ratings (e.g., private, multi-engine; instrument) Highest certificate level 7 ratings (including complex aircraft) Training Flight review (e.g., certificate, rating, Wings Program completion) Instrument Proficiency Check Time since checkout in aircraft #1: Time since checkout in aircraft #2: Time since checkout in aircraft #3: Variation in equipment (GPS navigator), number of different panels Experience Total flying time in hours Number of years flying Appendix A Personal Assessment and Minimums