Night Operations Currency Practice

Verified from official sources
48(b)Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

If you haven't flown a drone in the last 90 days, you must practice flying at night for at least 30 minutes in a shielded area before you can conduct an unshielded night flight.

Requirement as structured

CAA NZ requires pilots who have not flown in the previous 90 days to practice flying at night for 30 minutes in a shielded environment before conducting an unshielded night operation.

Original regulatory text

If a pilot has not flown in the previous 90 days before conducting a night operation, they will first need to practice at night by flying for 30 minutes in a shielded environment.

Applies when

operation
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