MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IAP 2019 - Lecture 20: Flying at Night

MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IAP 2019 Instructor: Philip Greenspun, Tina Srivastava View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/16-687IAP19 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP63cUdAG3v311Vl72ozOiK25 This lecture discussed the visual flight rules (VFR), issues and challenges when operating aircraft at night. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu 0:00 Introduction 0:12 Tina landing at KBED at Night 2:39 When is "night"? 3:55 No Special Rating! 5:24 Night Vision 6:45 Night Flying - Head Light 9:50 Night Illusions 11:24 91.209 - Aircraft Lights 12:35 Navigation Lights 13:22 Airport Lighting: Beacons 14:38 Airport Lighting: Taxiway/Runway 16:17 KLWM PAPI Story 18:54 Pilot-Controlled Lighting 28:08 Discussion