Night Flying Flashcards
When should non-night current QFIs/ dual sorties not plan to fly unless regaining night currency?
Until 30 minutes after MCT, and not within 30 minutes of the end of ECT, including the time required to transit and land at the primary diversion.
State the additional restrictions when practicing UPs at night.
Min height: 5000ft AGL/ AMSL.
Must remain VMC and there must be a defined horizon throughout.
Horizon reference system must be confirmed as serviceable before each manoeuvre.
Do not exceed 90 degrees of pitch or roll.
State the additional restrictions when practicing steep turns at night.
Min ht: 2000ft AGL/ AMSL.
Pilots should obtain an ATC radar service (if they hadn’t done so already).
State what you should do if attacked by a lamp or laser.
Once the aircraft is safe, report the lat and long of the aircraft and the attacker to ATC.
If this is not possible, reference known ground features.
What should you do if you are recovering at night and there is a Texan practicing ccts at Valley.
Mixed ccts are not allowed. you should perform an instrument approach or SIA.
If not landing, you may go around/ T&G for further instrument approaches or SIAs.
What height should you climb to before turning downwind in the cct at night?
1000ft.
What is different about a LL cct at night?
You should extend upwind for 10 seconds and 500ft before turning downwind.
When do you need to make “turning” calls in the cct at night?
When turning onto the downwind leg for your first cct after joining through initial.
Following any go around.
Rotary traffic is on the golf course, or in a VFR LL departure or recovery at night. What is not permitted in the cct?
LL ccts.
State the requirements for a student to fly solo at night.
Day current.
Holds an instrument rating.
Flown dual at night within the last 7 days.
State the wind limits for night flying.
Steady 30kts or 35kt gusts.
State the weather limits for ccts.
Dual: 5km viz and 1000ft cloudbase.
Solo: 5km viz and 1500ft cloudbase.
When should you close the canopy and travel pins before T/O?
On the pan before you taxi.
State how the nav lights should be set up on the ground and in flight.
When manned before start: Dim Steady.
From APU/ engine start to shutdown: Bright flash.
State how the landing light should be used at night.
Flash to signal ready to taxi.
Turn on once clear of pan.
Turn off prior to entering pan on taxi-in.
State how the anti-coll lights should be set up at night.
Red once clear of the pan.
Then remain red for the remainder of the sortie.
Off prior to entering the pan on taxi back.
State how the conspic light should be set up at night.
Not used at night.
State your actions following an RT failure on the ground.
Continue to the holding point.
Flash landing light to attract the caravan controller’s attention.
On receipt of flashing white light, taxi down the runway back to dispersal.
State your actions following a loss of external lights on the ground.
Inform ATC.
Gain permission to return to dispersal.
State your actions following a brake failure on the ground.
Attempt to stop.
Inform ATC.
When leaving the aircraft leave the Nav and Anti-coll lights on.
