Flight at night is a beautiful experience in its own right. The night rating allows you to fly VFR …..at night! It is the only qualification that does not entail a test (but regrettably there is a fee to be paid to the CAA for entering the rating on your license) and is open to any PPL holder, provided you are not dis-qualified by colour blindness.
It requires 5 hours training, including a 1 hour dual navigation flight, dual circuits including emergencies and 5 solo take-offs and landings. We start with a full briefing from a comprehensive handout and undertake a first familiarisation flight. The rest of the training follows, including practice for emergencies.
The training is a gentle introduction to flight on instruments, a revision of navigation using radio navaids, and also the use of GPS for navigation.