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Safety Quiz

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ASI Safety Quiz

Night Operations


1. You are on a cross-country flight with a passenger. The sun sets at 6:15 p.m. If you are not night current, you must land by ____.

2. The light-sensitive cells in the eye that make night vision possible are called ____.

3. To allow time for eyes to fully adjust to darkness, the FAA recommends avoiding bright sources of light for at least ____ minutes prior to a night flight.

4. When flying at night, the FAA recommends the use of oxygen above ____ feet msl.

5. The additional equipment required by FAA regulations for night VFR flight includes: spare fuses, anti-collision lights, ____, and ____.

6. Select the correct location and color of aircraft position lights.

7. You may not begin a night VFR flight unless you have enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing, and then fly after that for at least ____ minutes.

8. A(n) ____ approach to landing is made over water or non-lighted terrain where the runway lights are the only source of light.

9. An instrument rating is required to obtain a special VFR clearance at night.

10. Select military operations areas (MOAs) include training known as ____, which involves military aircraft conducting exercises at night without their exterior lighting illuminated.