Chapter 10 Night Operations

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Chapter 10. Night Operations Introduction The mechanical operation of an airplane at Night is no different than operating the same airplane during the day. The airplane does not know if it is being operated in the dark or bright sunlight. It performs and responds to control inputs by the pilot. The pilot, however, is affected by various aspects of Night Operations and must take them into consideration during Night flight Operations . Some are actual physical limitations affecting all pilots while others, such as equipment requirements, procedures, and emergency situations, must also be considered.

at it, but at night there is a blind spot in the center of the field of vision, the night blind spot. If an object is in this area, it may not be seen. The size of this blind spot increases as the distance between the eye and the object increases as illustrated in Figure 10-1. …

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