Don't be limited by daylight and fly aircraft at night
Night
Course Overview
Don’t be limited by daylight and undertake a night rating with us. After 5 hours of training you’ll be fully qualified to fly at night, which will widen your capabilities as well as allow you to enjoy impressive night views from the air.
We’ll train you in navigation, airport and emergency procedures making sure you’re fully qualified for your flying.
Time and hours
hours
total flight time
take-offs & landings
solo take-offs and landings
hours
dual instruction time
hour
cross-country navigation
Course Syllabus
Ground Training
Night operations
Night visual circuits
Night navigation
Night emergencies
Safety training
Flying at night in a single engine aircraft poses greater risk than during daylight hours; consequently, the following factors are considered before operating at night:
i Risk of adverse weather, e.g. fog
ii Suitability of landing sites
iii Terrain
iv Pilot currency
v Radio failure procedures
vi Availability of alternate airfields
Before each flight a briefing takes place covering emergency procedures.
Covered Exercises
- Exercise 20 Night Emergencies.
- Action in the event of fire in the air and on the ground, engine cabin and electrical.
- Systems failures as applicable to class.
- Radio failure.
- Failure of runway lighting.
- Failure of aeroplane landing lights.
- Failure of aeroplane internal lighting.
- Failure of aeroplane navigation lights.
- Total electrical failure.
- Abandoned take-off.
- Engine failure.
- Obstructed runway procedure.
