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Oct 11, 2005 · Night: "The time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in the American Air Almanac, converted to local time." That's the FAA's definition in FAR 1.1, but it's only one of many ways night is described in the Federal Aviation Regulations. When logging night flying time for private or ...
- Terrain
- Spatial Disorientation
- Weather
- Fuel Management
- Fatigue
- Three Strikes
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) is obviously a concern during the day as well as the night, but it’s a perfect example of how margins get eroded at night. That mountain or tower that seems so obvious during the day can quickly disappear into the black after sunset, even with appropriate lighting. Avoiding those means maintaining good situatio...
Another concern after sunset is losing sight of the horizon and losing control of the airplane. The answer is to file IFR if you’re rated, and to invest in good instrument training even if you’re not. A few hours under the hood can give you more confidence in your instruments and make your night flying safer. Practice certainly makes a difference, ...
Dealing with weather can be a serious challenge for pilots at night, and if the accident statistics are to be believed, it is the single most significant factor in general aviation accidents at night. That’s because it impacts so many other risks, from terrain to spatial disorientation. For VFR pilots, dealing with weather at night is mostly a matt...
This is an area that shouldn’t change at night–always land with an hour of fuelin the tanks, no matter what the weather or time of day. But certain factors do conspire against us at night, including changing weather and hours of operation for airports. I remember a night cross country early on in my flying career that was going perfectly until I la...
There’s been a lot of talk about fatigue lately, especially with the FAA’s proposed sleep apnea rule. While the cure is worse than the disease in this case, fatigue is a serious issue for pilots. And although general aviation pilots might not have the grueling flying schedule of an airline pilot, we are almost always flying single pilot. There’s no...
The foregoing list makes it clear that night flying is serious business. That doesn’t mean we should fear it or avoid it, we simply have to be thoughtful about how we approach it. Most of the increased risks can be managed by choosing when to fly (not when you’re exhausted or the weather is bad) and where to fly (avoid unfamiliar airports and black...
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Oct 28, 2023 · Your position lights need to be on (and anticollision lights if you have them) The end of evening civil twilight to the beginning of morning civil twilight. You can log night flight time, and your plane needs to be night equipped. 1 hour after sunset ending 1 hour before sunrise. You need to be night landing current to carry passengers.
Nov 1, 2006 · A study by the Meteorology Department at the University of Reading suggests that a widespread adoption of night-flying restrictions could help minimise the impact of aviation on our climate. The study, published in Nature this week, shows that even though only one in four flights over the UK occur during the night, these flights are responsible ...
Oct 1, 2022 · The study will deliver exposure-response functions showing how time-averaged metrics such as L Aeq,8h, L Aeq, 1h, N60 relate to subjective and objective sleep disturbance, and annoyance, which could be used to inform updates to the DfT’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) and subsequently aviation night-noise policy in the UK.
Apr 27, 2018 · 11. According to this handy document from EASA, night is defined as: …the period between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, or such other period between sunset and sunrise as may be prescribed by the appropriate authority, as defined by the Member State. (The FAA and ICAO use a similar definition.)
It’s important because we have to log night flying time. In fact, we often have to log it to meet requirements and get credit for various certificates and ratings. The FAA’s definition, according to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), and the Pilot/Controller glossary goes as follows: “The time between the end of evening civil ...
