Night Rating

Flying at Night!

This is a Formal Rating that appears on your Pilots Licence. Training must be performed by an instructor who is authorised to train for the rating, at an Approved Training Organisation (ATO or DTO). On successful completion of training, you will need to apply to the CAA for the Rating to be added to your licence, with supporting documentation. There is no test for the issue of the rating, and the rating is valid for life thereafter, with no revalidation or renewal requirements. However, before taking passengers at night certain night recency requirements have to be met (see Limitations below).

The Night Rating allows you to fly at Night in VFR conditions, and can be added to any National or EASA licence. It opens up a whole new world of flying, and, of course, also acts as a safety-net should delays make you late home (assuming your airfield is equipped with runway lights)!

We have various locations which meet the requirements to train you for your Night Rating.

See below for further information.

Pre-Requisites

Applicants for a night rating shall:

• Be colour-safe (i.e. not have any colour blindness limitation on their medical)

Training Required

A training course must be completed at an Approved Training Organisation (ATO or DTO), including:

• Theoretical knowledge instruction appropriate for the rating
• At least 5 hours of flight time in the appropriate aircraft category at night, including at least 3 hours of dual instruction, including at least 1 hour of cross-country navigation with at least one dual cross-country flight of at least 50 km (27 NM) and 5 solo take-offs and 5 solo full-stop landings
• Before completing the training at night, LAPL holders shall have completed the basic instrument flight training required for the issue of the PPL

Limitations

Before taking passengers at night, at least one of the pre-requisite 3 take-offs and landings in the previous 90 days must have been performed at night.

Course Syllabus

Our syllabus not only conforms to the officially required trianing, but we also show you some tips, tricks and best practices to ensure you get the very best out of your time spent with us.

• Theoretical Knowledge
  (See our full Night Rating Theoretical Knowledge Course at Easy PPL Ground School)
  • Human Performance & Limitations
  • Legislation
  • Basic Instrument Flying
• Flight Exercises
  • Take-Off
  • Night Familiarisation
  • Cross Country Flight
  • Landing
  • Large Runway and Lighting Experience
• Emergencies
  • Aircraft Landing Light Failure
  • Aircraft Internal Lighting Failure
  • Torch Failure (in conjunction with the above)
  • Airfield Approach Lighting Failure (PAPI)