Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
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.



I got those three hours of night flight instruction as a student pilot back in
1978. I've not required more night flight instruction since then though my
night currency comes and goes... particularly in the summer.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
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