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NVFR(H)

Night Visual Flight Rules Helicopter

Expand your flying skills and open up new opportunities with the NVFR(H) (Night Visual Flight Rating for helicopters). This qualification is not only a valuable addition to your flying repertoire, but also opens up exciting career prospects.

Your steps to becoming a pilot:

Training objectives

The NVFR/H training at Rotorsky optimally prepares you for the requirements of future employers and enables you to:

  • Safe navigation at night: Master the special challenges of night flying.

  • Expanded operational possibilities: Increase your attractiveness for commercial operations such as search and rescue flights or surveillance tasks.

Professional development: Qualify for demanding positions in aviation.

Requirements / Prior knowledge

Requirements

In order to be officially approved for night vision helicopter flight training, the following criteria must be met:

  1. Minimum age for course enrollment: 16 years

  2. Minimum age for license registration: 17 years

  3. Positive medical fitness examination Class 2


Prior knowledge

  1. 100 hours of helicopter flight experience after passing the PPL exam

  2. 60 hours as pilot in command

  3. 20 hours of cross-country flights

Night training must be completed within 6 months of its commencement and can be completed on all NVFR-capable helicopter types.

Applicants who hold or have held an IR in an airplane or TMG will have 5 hours of the 10 hours of instrument training time for helicopters with an instructor credited.

In a personal consultation, we will gladly discuss your individual prior knowledge and inform you about the extent of credit transfer. The creditable elements of the NVFR training will be deducted from the price upon confirmation.

Theoretical training

The theoretical instruction consists of 5 hours and usually lasts one day. The following chapters are covered:

  1. Weather minimums for visual flight rules at night

  2. Night airspace control

  3. Lighting of terrain, slopes, land areas and obstacles

  4. Position lights and collision avoidance

  5. Orientation at night

  6. Dangers due to deteriorating weather

  7. Function of the instrument systems

  8. Fundamentals of Navigation

  9. Safety height

  10. Dangers from icing

practical training

  1. 5 hours of night flying, including at least 3 hours of training with an instructor, including at least one hour of cross-country navigation and 5 solo night circuits. Each circuit must include a takeoff and a landing.

  2. 10 hours of simulated instrument flight, of which 5 hours can be flown in an FSTD(H) simulator.

Upon successful completion, you will be authorized to conduct controlled flights at night.

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