When I do an aircraft checkout, I will only fly them during the daylight. I don't want to be fumbling around in the dark in an unfamiliar aircraft trying to find the right thing-a-ma-jig to throw, pull or twist.

I think this is a good policy when checking out in a new type, or a
significant cockpit variant. However, if I've been flying Archers
forever, and I go to a new airport where I (of course) need to get a
checkout before they will let me fly =their= archer, I see no reason to
have to do that one in the daytime. So, it depends on what you really
mean by a "checkout".

If you mean a checkout in an airplane which is significantly new to the
pilot, then yes, I agree with you.

Jose
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