When can a student pilot log night time?

As long as you're using your position and anticollision lights between sunset and sunrise, logging your night flight time after the end of civil twilight, and logging your night takeoffs and landings at least one hour after sunset, you're good to go.



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If repeated solo cross-country flights to an airport within 50 nautical miles are to be made over the same route, an endorsement to comply with 14 CFR 61.93(b)(2) is required in the student's logbook.

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IFR is simply Instrument Flight Rules. if you mean IMC then that is a different matter altogether. IMC day or night you can log that under certain conditions which are in the Rules somewhere. Basically it is an honesty system because there is no means of audit of your logged instrument flight time.

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The lack of a current medical prevents you from ACTING as PIC. As long as another pilot is the ACTing PIC, it doesn't have to be a CFI, you can LOG PIC (61.51) during the time in which you are the sole manipulator of the controls in an aircraft in which you are rated.

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Night flying brings its own set of challenges. Fatigue becomes a potential issue for pilots even when they are relatively used to flying at night. Poor lighting in the aircraft can cause issues for navigation during night flights as well. The night sky makes it hard to read instruments and discern surface features.

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Most long haul aircraft have bunk beds available for both the Pilots and Cabin Crew. These are generally hidden out of view from passengers. If no bunks are available, commercial passenger seats in business or first class are set aside for the pilots to ensure a good standard of rest can be achieved.

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Instrument time is, as you say, when flight is conducted solely by reference to instruments. This can further be broken down into actual and simulated time. Actual time is when you are flying in cloud or visibility below VFR minimums and cannot navigate by visual references.

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You will be able to solo at your home airport, but any additional airports <25nm require an endorsement.. For airports under 50nm you may receive a repeat flight endorsement after receiving training to/from/at that airport. You will need endorsements for any solo cross-country flights (>50nm), individually..

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If you fly a plane without a license, the legal consequences can be up to $250,000 in fines and three years in prison. If you cause injury or destruction to property, your punishment could be even more severe.

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