Night solo XC?

Teacherjh wrote:
So, I still have to do my three every three, because one needs night
takeoffs too.

Yep, gives you the chance to practice turning the runway lights on
*before* you takeoff. Don't ask how I know this... :-)

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL, IA Student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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(SelwayKid) wrote in message om...
Nathan Young wrote in message . ..
On 11 Oct 2004 06:22:57 -0700, (SelwayKid) wrote:

From curiosity, I
checked my logs and have just over 1500 night in a variety of aircraft
including night crop spraying with helicopter.

It brings to mind one night while spraying and during a spray run at
about 3'acl (above crop level) and I had a total electrical failure.
All my lights went out and of course I was headed towards some 80'
main power lines! I did a pretty strong pull-up and turn to avoid
getting into them, then had to circle my loading area until my loader
realized I was without lights and turned on all the truck lights so I
could get it on the ground next to him.
Ah the good old days...! ggg
How does this work? Moonlit night?
Nathan
No...we have lights for it. Depending on the aircraft they may be
anything from 500W to 1200W. I do recall one night with a full moon
and as I was making my turnaround in helicopter, I spotted a shadow
passing right in front of me on the ground and it scared the sh**it
out of me until I realized it was my own shadow from the moon!!
Lots of funny stories about night flying in my logbook.
Selway Kid