Night Rating

The night rating is commenced after completion of the Private Pilots Licence. We strongly advise obtaining your night rating even if you do not plan on obtaining your Commercial Pilots Licence. It is the introduction to instrument flying and forms the foundation for the instrument rating at the end of the training for the Commercial Pilots Licence.

The night rating is completed on the Cessna 172. All training is structured to achieve the maximum benefit from the hours flown and ensures that hours are not flown unnecessarily, minimizing the final cost for the training. The training begins in the FNTP-1 simulator for initial instrument procedures and familiarization. Final instrument training takes place in the aircraft, including the night rating flight test. Night flying includes circuit procedures and cross country flying. There are neither ground school courses nor written examinations for the night rating. The night rating comprises of 10 hours of instrument flying, 5 of which is in the simulator and 5 in the aircraft. It also comprises of 5 hours night flying which includes both circuit training and cross country flying. All testing is done by an approved Grade II instructor