- 20 hours of flight time
- 5 Solo hours at night
- 5 Dual hours at night
- 10 Dual instrument hours
- 5 hrs of Flight Briefings
- 10 Solo take-offs & landings
Sunsea Aviation Services Private Limited
Night Ratings
Introduction
The Night Ratings allows you to fly single/multi engine aircraft which can be categorised as non-high performance during night hours under visible Flight guidelines and visual Meteorological conditions.
A Private Pilot Licence and a Category 1 or 3 medical are the minimum requirements for night Rating endorsement.
Introduction
The Night Ratings allows you to fly single/multi engine aircraft which can be categorised as non-high performance during night hours under visible Flight guidelines and visual Meteorological conditions.
A Private Pilot Licence and a Category 1 or 3 medical are the minimum requirements for night Rating endorsement.
Available Countries for Night Rating(NR)
Countries
United States of America
The objective of the night rating course is to qualify Private Pilot Licence (PPL) holders to exercise the privileges of the licence at night under VFR (Visual Flight Rules). Night rating allows you to fly at night as well as being a requirement for commencing your Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) Course of training.
Entry Requirements
- Applicants must hold a valid PPL / CPL Licence
- Medical certificate relevant to license
United States of America
The objective of the night rating course is to qualify Private Pilot Licence (PPL) holders to exercise the privileges of the licence at night under VFR (Visual Flight Rules). Night rating allows you to fly at night as well as being a requirement for commencing your Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) Course of training.
Entry Requirements
- Applicants must hold a valid PPL / CPL Licence
- Medical certificate relevant to license
Canada
The Night Rating allows you to fly all single/multi engine aircraft that are classified as non-high performance during night hours under Visual Flight Rules and Visual Meteorological Conditions.
A Private Pilot Licence and a Category 1 or 3 medical are the minimum requirements for Night Rating endorsement.
Course Outline For NR
Training Overview
The Night Rating program is separated into two paths: ground instruction and in-flight instruction. While there are no written or in-flight Transport Canada examinations, we will furnish you with the required background knowledge, skill, and understanding to successfully meet all company and Transport Canada requirements for the rating. There is no formal Ground school for this program.
Age
A minimum age of seventeen (17) years old is required for a Night Rating.
Medical Requirements
All pilots are required to have a Medical Certificate. There are four categories of medical certificates and the process of obtaining a certificate will differ depending on the category and your age. The minimum category required for the Private Pilot Licence is a Category 3; however students seeking careers as Commercial Pilots should obtain a Category 1 Medical Certificate.
The Medical examinations must be performed by a Civil Aviation Medical Examiner. *Students must not have any restrictions to their medicals pertaining to colour deficiencies.
Training Requirements
Related topics that will be covered:
Canadian Aviation Regulations Requirements for Night VFR
Instrument Flying Full/Partial Panel Unusual attitudes
Human Factors
Pilot Decision Making
Flight Operations
Navigation Radio and Electronic Theory ADF, VOR
Knowledge
Students will be required to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the required subjects to a Sunsea Aviation’s Flight Instructor.
In Flight Instruction:
An applicant for a night rating shall have acquired in aeroplanes a minimum of 20 hours of pilot flight time which shall include a minimum of
(i) 10 hours of night flight time including a minimum of:
a. 5 hours dual flight time, including 2 hours of cross-country flight time
b. 5 hours solo flight time, including 10 takeoffs, circuits and landings, and
(ii) 10 hours of Dual instrument time
(iii) Credit for a maximum of 5 hours of the 10 hours of dual instrument time may be given for instrument ground time
* If 5 hours dual instrument were obtained in your Private training the requirement then drops to 5 hours dual instrument training.
Air instruction is separated into dual instruction and solo practice. During dual instruction students will be introduced to new exercises and practice previous exercises. Once a level of skill and competence has been reached, students will fly solo in an aircraft to practice the air exercises.
Skill
Within the 12 months preceding the date of application for a night rating, an applicant shall have successfully completed a qualifying flight under the supervision of a Transport Canada Inspector or a person qualified (Sunsea Aviation’s Flight Instructor) in accordance with subsection 425.21 (4) by demonstrating the level of skill specified in the Flight Instructor Guide-Aeroplane
New Zealand
Although a night rating is not a requirement for the PPL or CPL license, it is a great way to improve your flying skills. The CPL night rating qualification is also a requirement if you wish to work as a frost pilot during the spring months.
Entry Requirements
- Hold a Private Pilot Licence
- Medical certificate relevant to license
- Be at least 18 years old
- Students must have completed at least two hours instrument flight time, which includes the following instrument flight manoeuvres, before they can undertake night flight training:
- Straight and level flight: maintain heading to a required accuracy of ± 5 degrees, ± 100 feet altitude and in balance.
- Medium & Rate One turns: at least 180 degrees turns left and right, in balance, to within ± 10 degrees of pre-selected roll-out heading with a maximum altitude variation of ± 100 feet.
- Climbing and descending: to preselected altitudes. Level flight to be re-established at the preselected altitude ± no more than 100 feet.
- Unusual attitude: prompt and correct recovery from unusual attitudes.
- Hold a Private Pilot Licence
- Medical certificate relevant to license
- Be at least 18 years old
South Africa
This qualification has the same privileges as a PPL with the added ability to fly during night times in reduced visibility. You will learn to utilize and rely on the instruments in the aircraft without being restricted when planning and executing a flight.
- Requirements for Night Rating (NR)
- You must hold a valid Private Pilot License.
- You will need to complete 10 hrs Dual Instrument Flying. At least 5 take-offs and landings must be done by night and a night cross-country flight of at least 150nm with 2 full stop landings at 2 separate airfields away from base must be done.
- You must pass a technical examination of the aircraft chosen to train on, and a student pilot exam.
- Successfully pass an online examination.
- Pass a practical night/IF flight test with a Grade II Instructor.
United Arab Emirates
Entry Requirements
- High school or equivalent as a minimum education
- Good command of the English language
- Minimum age 17 year to enrol for the course and 18 years to obtain a licence
- Class I Medical certificate by a UAE GCAA physician
- All student required by law to get security clearance prior to commencing flight training in the U.A.E . (Sunsea with its partner flying schoolwill apply for your security clearance when all your documents with course application fee received.)
- Personal interview with the flying school enrolment committee
France
Night Rating(A) allows you to fly during night time in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC).
Flying VFR night is very different from flying VFR day and many pilots find it equally enjoyable.
NR(A) is a requirement for IR(A) and CPL(A).
Entry Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Should hold at least an ICAO PPL or You should hold EASA Private Pilot License PPL(A) holder with valid Single Engine Piston SEP(A) qualification.
- Hold at least an EASA Class 2 medical certificate
Course Structure
- 4 hours dual flight time
- 1 hour solo flight time
Training aircraft
- Diamond DA40