Night VFR Rating - NVFR

What's involved in getting my Night Rating with Barrier Aviation?

Education Requirements

The same education requirements that apply for PPL stand true for your Night Rating.  Age Requirements You must be 17 years old before you can obtain your Night Rating. Medical  Requirements The same medical requirements that apply for PPL stand true for your Instrument Rating. 

The Steps to Freedom

1. Follow the steps for obtaining your PPL.
2. Complete Minimum Hours of 10 hours dual flight instruction at night.
3. 5 hours night navigation flight time including one 3 hour cross-country exercise. (This shall be over a distance greater than 100 nautical miles and includes a landing at an aerodrome remote from extensive lighting).
4. Be fully briefed on all requirements of NVFR as per the NVFR test form.
5. Pass the Theory Examination: Oral testing of rules and procedures governing night flying.
6. Pass the Night Rating Flight Test

What Does a Night Rating allow me to do?

The Night Visual Flight Rules Rating (NVFR) allows you to command an aircraft at night in clear weather anywhere in Australia.  It is a recommended stepping stone to a Commercial Pilots Licence. It comprises a mixture of both instrument and visual flying and will provide a solid grounding towards the most challenging rating, the Command Instrument Rating.

Roy Kelly - rkelly@barrieraviation.com
Chief Flying Instructor