"G. Sylvester" wrote in
et:

Marty Shapiro wrote:
The FARs only require that you do a full stop. If the runway
is long
enough, you do NOT need to taxi back. When I was based at SJC the
tower would let me use 30L late at night. With almost 10,000', it
was no problem to do a full stop and go.

correct. I never thought about doing the touch - stop - go's (that's
better terminology I guess) at SJC. I dont' this is specified
anywhere but how high do you have to go for it to count as a landing.
Can you take off, stay in ground effect, land and stop?

Gerald


FAR 61.57 does not say how high or how far. All it says is -

"(b) Night takeoff and landing experience. (1) Except as provided in
paragraph (e) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of an
aircraft carrying passengers during the period beginning 1 hour after
sunset and ending 1 hour before sunrise, unless within the preceding 90
days that person has made at least three takeoffs and three landings to a
full stop during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and ending 1 hour
before sunrise, and—

(i) That person acted as sole manipulator of the flight controls; and

(ii) The required takeoffs and landings were performed in an aircraft of
the same category, class, and type (if a type rating is required)."

If you wanted to, you could get night current in one pass down the
runway at several airports in the Bay area.

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Marty Shapiro
Silicon Rallye Inc.

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