Commercial pilot night requirements – redundant or exclusive?
Asked by: Kevin Wright 8716 views Commercial Pilot
My question is - Can part of the requirement of 5 hours of solo (or dual PIC) night time be fulfilled by the required 2 hours dual night xc 100 mile flight? There seems to be redundancy here, but the FARs never seem to address these as exclusive of each other.
61.129
(4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a single engine airplane or 10 hours of flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a single engine airplane with an authorized instructor on board (either of which may be credited towards the flight time requirement under paragraph (a)(2) of this section), on the areas of operation listed under §61.127(b)(1) that include—
(ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions .....
and
(3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(1) of this part that includes at least—
(iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
Thanks for any help.
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