Night Rating

Night Rating

This license rating enables a pilot to fly at night with reference to the ground, and with instruments. This rating is essential for commercial pilots, as you will be expected to fly at all hours of day and night. Pilote de nuit

Ground School

There is no written exam for this rating specified or required by Transport Canada.

Practical training

Canadian Law requires 20 hours experience, of which 5 must be dual instrument flights, 5 dual night flying hours, and 5 hours solo night flight.

Obtaining your Night Rating

There is no flight test for this rating - you are only required to perform the above-mentioned number of hours of training.

Privileges

This rating allows you to fly at night with visual reference to the ground, and with instruments.
It permits you to take off from an airport at night.
It permits you to approach and land at an airport at night.

Services

Flying school

Lachute aviation offers the personal, individual touch yet also the professional quality of a world class team

Boutique

We make available all sorts of gifts, plus flight accessories, and books in English and French to assist your piloting.

Parking

There is external parking for aircraft, and monthly parking with services (tie downs, electricity, water for washing aircraft, lawnmower, air for tires etc).

Restaurant

Each week, the restaurant offers a variety of home-made specials. We've had Couscous, all dressed Sauerkraut, or pot pie.

 

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