If night flight recency requirements are not met and official sunset is 1830, what is the latest time passengers may be carried?

If night flight recency requirements are not met and official sunset is 1830, what is the latest time passengers may be carried?

• A. 1829
• B. 1929
• C. 2100
• D. 2359

Answer: (B)

When night flight recency isn’t met, you’re limited to daylight operations plus the civil twilight period. You may carry passengers only until civil twilight ends, after which it becomes true night operation and night recency is required. With official sunset at 1830, civil twilight ends at 1929, so the latest time passengers may be carried is 1929. Times earlier than sunset would be daylight, acceptable if you’re within daylight rules, while times later than twilight would require night recency to carry passengers.

When night flight recency isn’t met, you’re limited to daylight operations plus the civil twilight period. You may carry passengers only until civil twilight ends, after which it becomes true night operation and night recency is required. With official sunset at 1830, civil twilight ends at 1929, so the latest time passengers may be carried is 1929. Times earlier than sunset would be daylight, acceptable if you’re within daylight rules, while times later than twilight would require night recency to carry passengers.