A Night Rating allows the holder of a Private Pilot License to fly at night. The curriculum stresses the extra use of the instrument procedures for navigation and situational awareness. Also highlighted are the various outside visual cues that are used for navigation as well as for aiding in takeoffs and landings. This endorsement adds a great extra dimension to your existing PPL flying skills.

Prerequisites:

1.      An applicant must be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant, or a person lawfully admitted into Canada for the purpose of flight training.

2.      An applicant must hold a valid Private Pilot License, issued in Canada or by a contracting state.
 

  1.     An applicant must be a minimum of 17 years of age for the issue of the Night Rating.

Medical: An applicant must be the holder of a valid Category 1 or 3 aviation medical from a Transport Canada certified doctor.  

Ground School: No ground school is required. Ground briefings associated with flight instruction aid in satisfying knowledge requirements.

Flight Training: The night rating consists of 20 hours of flight time.  This includes 5 hours of dual night instruction and 5 hours solo at night. A total of 10 hours of instrument time must be completed. However instrument time acquired during Private Pilot’s License may be applied toward this total.  Up to 5 hours of the 10 total instrument may be completed on a simulator.

Approximate Cost (C-172):

5 Hours Dual @ $188 per hour  

$ 940.00

5 Hours Solo @ $132 per hour 

$ 660.00

5 hours Instrument Training @ $188 per hour

$ 940.00

5 hours briefing (Pre and Post-flight) @ $ 56.00

$ 280.00

Rating Endorsement Fee  

$   30.00

 

 

Approximate Total

$ 2,850.00

Note: Licensing requirements specified here are based on Transport Canada minimums and more training may be required.  Prices are subject to change without notice.  Membership fees and applicable taxes are not included in the above prices.  The Kingston Flying Club is a not for profit organization.