My comment would be... how much instruction and experience did the
student get in night operations? Just the bare minimum? How well does
the student perform with minimal direct supervision?

My brother in law actually had some student night solo time, but that
was a byproduct of his training.. he worked long days, and so much of
his training was evening and dusk. Over 1/3rd of his hours were at night
by the time he took his checkride. His DE initially thought there was an
error on his form 8710.

My answer as a non-CFI is.. I would expect the number of CFI's who
actually endorse a student for night solo to be VERY low.. simply as a
result of the environment in which we instruct and train.

Dave

Peter MacPherson wrote:
I'm a CFI and was curious how many CFI's sign their students off for
flying solo at night. I personally don't feel comfortable doing it.

Thanks,
Pete