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NIGHT LOCAL OR CROSS COUNTRY
FLIGHT NIGHT FAM 1  1.3 Hours

Purpose: Introduce the MS to night flying in a visual environment

WEATHER MINIMA  EFD 2700/3 ETE +1(LCL)
1000/3 ETE +1 (Cross Country)

PREREQUISITE MS must have completed:
*Through Inst/Fam 3
*Fam Ground School 1
*Physiology Brief on night adaptation and night flying

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES  To demonstrate to MS night environment to include:
*NIGHT VISION; COCKPIT LIGHTING: LOSS OF SOME SENSORY CAPABILITIES; FLIGHT BY INSTRUMENTS, RUNWAY AND AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT; LANDING LIGHT USE; LEARN USE OF LIGHT CONTROLS; LEARN DEGRADED  SENSORY IN TAXI AND GROUND OPERATIONS.

PREFLIGHT
Pilot: *IMMEDIATE ACTION EMERGENCIES TO INCLUDE: FIRE ON START - FIRE IN FLIGHT - ABORTED T/O - EJECTION
*BRIEFING ON CONDUCT OF FLIGHT AND FLIGHT PLAN
*BRIEFING ON UNIQUE NIGHT FLYING PROBLEMS IN FLIGHT
*BRIEFING ON STOWAGE, CONNECTIONS, O2 FlOW, LIGHT CONTROL (GLARE)
*BRIEFING ON ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS/LIGHT FAILURE/COMM FAILURE

MS: *CALCULATE T/O AND LANDING DATA (9,000 # LOG)
*FLIGHT PLAN IF ROUND ROBIN, REVIEW ALL COMMUNICATIONS - CHECKLISTS, INCLUDING EMERGENCIES. REVIEW WEATHER FOR FLIGHT, FILE FLIGHT PLAN.
*BRIEF CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT.

CONDUCT OF FLIGHT
PILOT: *FLY PLANNED FLIGHT WITH DIRECTION AS BRIEFED BY MS
*SIMULATE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION/LIGHT FAILURE
*FLY APPROACH AS DIRECTED BY MS

MS: * CHECKLIST AND COMM - DIRECT FLIGHT PLAN
*AS CONDITIONS PERMIT PILOTS MAY ALLOW THE MS TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AT ALTITUDES ABOVE 5,000 AGL IN VFR CONDITIONS
*MONITOR FLIGHT PARAMETERS - USE FLASHLIGHT DURING SIMULATED COCKPIT LIGHT FAILURE
*CONTACT METRO DURING FLIGHT FOR WEATHER UPDATE

DEBRIEF *Discuss each primary objective
*Discuss any deviations from SOP made in flight
*Review MS progress