Questions tagged [night-flying]
For questions regarding flying in conditions without natural lighting.
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Why do low flying aircraft chart areas at night?
Last night in the middle of the night, I kept hearing a low flying aircraft fly overhead (2000ft). I'm out in the country-side so the noise was very noticeable in the quiet night. When I checked ...
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EASA FCL Clarification (FCL.810 Night Rating)
I'm having an argument whether I can file a Z Flight plan from a non-instrument aerodrome to an instrument one at night to collect hours for the night rating.
FCL.810 requires ..a training course .. ...
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If I lose 90 day currency can I fly at night at all?
Specifically 14 CFR 61.57 (a) (2) states:
For the purpose of meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section, a person may act as a pilot in command of an aircraft under day VFR or day ...
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Are planes flying at night in Papua New Guinea?
I was watching the old TV show Destination Truth and the host Josh Gates said that no planes fly after dark in Papua New Guinea, is what he was saying fact?
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What counts as "night" for a student pilot's night landings? [duplicate]
According to 14 CFR 61.57, "no person may act as PIC of an aircraft carrying passengers during the period beginning one hour after sunset and ending one hour before sunrise as published in the ...
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Is night vision essential to pilots?
If someone with no night vision were in the cockpit of a nocturnal flight, that person's situation would resemble Instrument Flight Rules. Am I correct? So:
In theory, can someone lacking night ...
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Can I use dual time for the 10 night takeoffs and landings required in 61.129?
For the 5 night VFR hours and 10 T/O at class B/C/D required in 14 CFR 61.129(a)(4)(ii), can you mix/match solo and dual instruction (as PIC) time for these hours and landings? In other words, are ...
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What is the first fighter jet aircraft which carried out a night bombing mission?
Does anyone know in which occasion it was carried out and the date which it was carried out? Night bombing began in World War I and was widespread during World War II. A number of modern aircraft ...
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How is an off-field landing accomplished at night?
Common sense suggests it's much easier to do an off-field landing at day than at night, curious to know how it's accomplished at night.
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Can I do a VFR night sightseeing flight in Europe?
I am an American living in the Netherlands, and I recently converted my US PPL to an EASA PPL. I have significant night flying experience in the US, but I understand that night VFR in Europe is ...
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How to make a cockpit LCD display night vision compliant?
I am trying to understand what does it means by making an LCD display compatible with Night Vision? The aircraft is an old Mirage of 1950's.
If I use an LCD display in it's cockpit display unit then ...
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Why is this F/A-18 flying through a hailstorm of sparkles?
The F/A-18 Super Hornet squadron VF-102 Diamondbacks, flying from the USS Ronald Reagan, has posted a montage video of its 2019 Indo-China cruise.
At about 5:15, the video shows a night-time cockpit ...
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What is the best procedure for landing at my destination if I have a full electrical failure at night?
What is the best procedure for landing VFR at the intended destination airport and I have an electrical failure, in the following scenario?
Let's assume this is a VFR flight and I'm 50 miles from the ...
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How should night time be calculated when it is not night during the entire flight? [duplicate]
I am B777 rated pilot and software developer. Nowadays I am working on an application about flights and this app has to calculate night time. Still I am trying to figure out how to calculate night ...
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Does pilot-controlled lighting work if you are interrupted by another voice transmission?
This question is in the context of pilot-activated runway lighting, which involves clicking the microphone e.g. 7 times to turn on the lights at night. I was wondering what happens when you are ...
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