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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Up in the Night | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Technique | |
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| Planning | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Engine Failure | |
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| Fuel | |
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| Weather | |
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| Light | |
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| Terrain | |
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| Navigation | |
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| Rest | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Technique | |
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| The Chart | |
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| Airports and Facility Information | |
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| Route | |
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| Weather | |
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| Flight Following | |
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| Performance and Fuel | |
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| Physical Preparation | |
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| Skills to Practice | |
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| Committing Aviation in the Dark | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Abbreviations and Symbols | |
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| Requirements for Pilot Certification--Night Operations | |
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| FAR 61.57(b) Night Takeoff and Landing Experience | |
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| FAR 61.89 General Limitations [of Student Pilots] | |
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| FAR 61.93 Solo Cross-Country Flight Requirements | |
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| FAR 61.101 Recreational Pilot Privileges and Limitations | |
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| FAR 61.107 Flight Proficiency [Private Pilots] | |
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| FAR 61.109 Airplane Rating: Aeronautical Experience | |
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| FAR 61.109 Aeronautical Experience [Private Pilots] | |
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| FAR 61.125 Aeronautical Knowledge [Commercial Pilots] | |
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| FAR 61.129 Aeronautical Experience | |
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| FAR 61.159 Aeronautical Experience: Airplane Category Rating | |
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| FAR 61.167 Privileges [Airline Transport Pilots] | |
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| FAR 91.3(a) | |
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| FAR 91.7(b) | |
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| FAR 91.13(a) | |
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| FAR 91.103 | |
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| FAR 91.111(a) | |
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| FAR 91.119 | |
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| FAR 91.121(a) | |
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| FAR 91.123 | |
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| FAR 91.125 ATC Light Signals | |
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| FAR 91.137(a) | |
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| FAR 91.151(a) | |
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| FAR 91.155 Basic VFR Weather Minimums | |
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| FAR 91.157 Special VFR Weather Minimums | |
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| FAR 91.167 Fuel Requirements for Flight in IFR Conditions | |
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| FAR 91.173 ATC Clearance and Flight Plan Required | |
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| FAR 91.177 Minimum Altitudes for IFR Opertions | |
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| Subpart C--Equipment, Instrument, and Certificate Requirements | |
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| FAR 91.205 Powered Civil Aircraft with Standard Category U.S. Airworthiness Certificates: Instrument and Equipment Requirements | |
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| FAR 91.209 Aircraft Lights | |
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| FAR 91.211 Supplemental Oxygen | |
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| FAR 91.213 Inoperative Instruments and Equipment | |
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| Subpart D--Special Flight Operations | |
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| FAR 91.303 Aerobatic Flight | |
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| FAR 91.305 Flight Test Areas | |
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| FAR 91.309 Towing: Gliders | |
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| FAR 91.311 Towing: Other than under 91.309 | |
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| FAR 91.313 Restricted Category Civil Aircraft: Operating Limitations | |
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| Aircraft and Equipment | |
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| FAR 135.159 | |
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| FAR 135.161 Radio and Navigational Equipment: Carrying Passengers under VFR at Night or under VFR Over-the-Top | |
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| FAR 163. Equipment Requirements: Aircraft Carrying Passengers under IFR | |
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| FAR 135.181 | |
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| Technique | |
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| Physiology at Night | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism | |
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| Fatigue | |
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| Vision | |
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| Hearing, Balance, and Motion Sickness | |
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| Respiration and Oxygen | |
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| Psychology | |
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| Judgment | |
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| Technique | |
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| Eyes | |
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| Sleep | |
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| Staying Awake | |
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| Vertigo, Disorientation, and Motion Sickness | |
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| Skills to Practice | |
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| Take-off and Climb | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Is the Runway Clear? | |
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| Can You See Lights? | |
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| Attitude Control after Rotation | |
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| Transition to Instruments | |
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| Technique | |
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| Clearing the Runway | |
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| Avoiding Obstacles | |
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| Use of a Climb Profile | |
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| Instrument Departure Procedures | |
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| Take-off Performance | |
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| Skills to Practice | |
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| Unusual Attitude | |
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| Vertigo/Recovery | |
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| En route Navigation, Maneuvering, and Weather | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Visibility | |
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| Seeing and Avoiding Weather | |
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| Diurnal Temperature Shift | |
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| Humidity-Related Temperature Changes | |
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| Land and Water Phenomena | |
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| Diurnal Fog and Clouds | |
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| Weather | |
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| Icing | |
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| Pilotage | |
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| Dead Reckoning | |
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| Traffic Avoidance | |
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| Technique | |
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| Decision Aids | |
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| Skills to Practice | |
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| Approach and Landing | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Airport Beacon | |
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| Control of Lighting Systems | |
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| Pilot Controlled Lighting | |
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| Lighted Wind Indicator | |
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| Traffic Control Light Signals | |
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| Visual Glide Slope Indicators | |
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| Approach Lights | |
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| Runway Lights | |
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| Lead-in Lights for Taxiways | |
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| Need Charts | |
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| Technique | |
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| Visual Illusions | |
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| Up- and Down-sloped Runways | |
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| Approaching over Obstacles | |
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| Thank Goodness for VASI Lights | |
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| Landing Performance | |
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| A Cautious Approach | |
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| Clearing the Runway | |
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| Skills to Practice | |
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| Stabilized Approach | |
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| Turn Off the Landing Light | |
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| Stealth Landing | |
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| Emergencies | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Some Novel Solutions to the "Night Question" | |
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| Night Vision Goggles | |
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| Invasion Flares | |
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| Smudge Pots | |
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| Super-powerful Landing Lights | |
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| Spotlights | |
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| Handheld Equipment | |
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| Parachutes | |
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| Redundant Equipment | |
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| Go-No Go Decision | |
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| Technique | |
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| Skills to Practice | |
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| There Are Many Ways to "Go Bump" in the Dark | |
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| Index | |