
Learning to Fly :: Gaining a night rating
02/02/24 • 5 min
Learing to fly is great until you find you cannot fly at night - for that you need a 'Night Rating'. 5 hours of instruction, cross country, navigation and a few full stop landings is all you need - who am I kidding.
This is a personal podcast from my experiences of learning to fly, and flying in the UK. I am not a flight instructor. All details have been edited for entertainment and may contain errors and inaccuracies. If in doubt consult your own flight instructor.
I'm a UK based private pilot (PPL(A), who started to learn to fly in my 50s. I passed (just), but every flight is a learning experience.
I currently own 1/5 of a Cessna 172 - but I am not sure which bit is mine.
Follow me on Social Media
Website https://whiskeyalphapilot.com/
Twitter/X https://twitter.com/wayneallenpilot
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whiskeyalphapilot/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WhiskeyAlphaPilot
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyAlphaPilot
Learing to fly is great until you find you cannot fly at night - for that you need a 'Night Rating'. 5 hours of instruction, cross country, navigation and a few full stop landings is all you need - who am I kidding.
This is a personal podcast from my experiences of learning to fly, and flying in the UK. I am not a flight instructor. All details have been edited for entertainment and may contain errors and inaccuracies. If in doubt consult your own flight instructor.
I'm a UK based private pilot (PPL(A), who started to learn to fly in my 50s. I passed (just), but every flight is a learning experience.
I currently own 1/5 of a Cessna 172 - but I am not sure which bit is mine.
Follow me on Social Media
Website https://whiskeyalphapilot.com/
Twitter/X https://twitter.com/wayneallenpilot
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whiskeyalphapilot/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WhiskeyAlphaPilot
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyAlphaPilot
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My podcasts may be edited for brevity and entertainment I am not a flight instructor. If in doubt consult a qualified instructor. The internet will not teach you how to fly.
https://www.whiskeyalphapilot.com
I'm a UK based private pilot (PPL(A), who started to learn to fly in my 50s. I passed (just), but every flight is a learning experience.
I currently own 1/5 of a Cessna 172 - but I am not sure which bit is mine.
Follow me on Social Media
Website https://whiskeyalphapilot.com/
Twitter/X https://twitter.com/wayneallenpilot
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whiskeyalphapilot/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WhiskeyAlphaPilot
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyAlphaPilot
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