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4.26 Equipment

4.26.2 State the equipment requirements for a night VFR flight. CAR Part 91

For a night VFR flight, a powered aircraft with an airworthiness certificate must have the normal minimum instruments and equipment required by 91.509, plus the additional night VFR equipment required by 91.511.

 

Basic equipment required by 91.509

The aircraft must have the required instruments and equipment, including a means of indicating:

  • airspeed

  • altitude in feet

  • magnetic heading

  • fuel quantity

  • engine RPM

  • required engine indications

  • required aircraft system indications

 

Additional night VFR equipment required by 91.511

For night VFR, the aircraft must also have:

  • a means of indicating rate of turn and slip

  • position lights

  • an anti-collision light system

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