There's a big difference between gain the qualification for night ops and
maintaining currency for night ops.
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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Why wouldn't you? You're not legal to carry anyone until you complete
your three T&Ls.... I suppose you could pay an instructor but why bother?
The airplane doesn't know it's dark.


Because night ops qualification requires 3 hours of night flight training
and flight training requires a flight instructor.