"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Dave S wrote
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.

My answer as a CFI is - if not now, when? The student will have night
privileges when he passes the checkride. Therefore, if you don't feel
comfortable having him fly solo at night on your ticket, how can you
send him to the checkride?

I don't feel comfortable signing my students off for cross countries
from San Francisco to New York either but their private priv will
allow it. I expect students will ask for extra training in certain
areas as they grown in their private. Most don't do any night flying
for the first year or so after their private so anything given would
be mostly lost anyway.

-Robert, CFI

Robert, what is the speed and range of the airplane your training in? I
would love to have enough range to make it from San Francisco to New York in
1 day during daylight hours only!