IFR Currency

Can one do the six approaches and holding in VFR to maintain currency
without a view-limiting device or a safety pilot?

For personal currency, yes, that's a great idea. However, it doesn't
meet the FAA currency requirements.

-Robert

> I read that as in IMC, "under the hood" with a safety pilot, or
> possibly in a simulator with a CFII.

Or in a simulator with an IGI.

-Robert