Flying after last light — lighting requirements, orientation, and the visual illusions that catch people out.
Flying at night is not daytime flying in the dark. Depth perception goes, orientation becomes dependent on the aircraft's lighting rather than its shape, and obstacles you would never hit in daylight become genuinely difficult to see.
Night work also requires specific approval in both regulatory regimes, and specific aircraft lighting. This endorsement covers both the flying and the approval case.
It matters for inspection work that has to happen outside operating hours, thermal survey where a cold background improves the data, and emergency response that does not stop at sunset.
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