Introduction & Objectives:

•	•	Students are required to receive at least 3 hours of training flying at night.
•	•	Night is defined as the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.
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•	•	Students are NOT required to demonstrate their skills on the practical exam, but a solid knowledge of night operations will be covered on the oral portion of the practical exam.

FAA Regulation:  § 61.109 (a) (2) Aeronautical experience.
		Except as provided in § 61.110 of this part (flights in Alaska), 3 hours of night flight training in a single-engine airplane that includes -
			(i) One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance; and
			(ii) 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.

ACS - XI NIGHT OPERATIONS   - TASK A - Night Preparation
		Knowledge:
		•	Physiological aspects of vision related to night flying.
		•	Lighting systems identifying airports, runways, taxiways and obstructions, as well as pilot controlled lighting
		•	Airplane equipment and lighting requirements for night operations.
		•	Personal equipment essential for night flight.
		•	Night orientation, navigation, and chart reading techniques.
		Risk Management:
		•	Collision hazards, to include aircraft, terrain, obstacles, and wires.
		•	Distractions, loss of situational awareness, and/or improper task management.
		•	Hazards specific to night flying.
		Skills:
		•	Note: Not generally evaluated in flight. If the practical test is conducted at night, all ACS Tasks are evaluated in that environment, thus there is no need for explicit Task elements to exist here.