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Fly by night
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Plane and Pilot
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October 1, 1998
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Copyright informationCopyright Werner Publishing Corporation Oct 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The differences between day and night flying are, well, night and day. With attention to the distinctions, night flying can become some of your favorite fun.
Night flying, although not always thought of as "exotic" by many pilots, is in fact a quite unusual event. According to FAA statistics, the average pilot in the United States logs about one hour of night flying for each 12 hours of flight during daylight. Even among airline pilots, the average night-to-day flying ratio is one hour in six. In other countries, the privilege to fly an aircraft at night is highly controlled and scarcely granted to non-instrument and non-multi-engine pilots.
Many a Mexican, French or Brazilian pilot ...