I have a NVFR and my instructor always insisted that the rating is exactly for what John outlines, arriving just after dusk and leaving just before daybreak.
If you want to do extended night flying get an instrument rating and do it in a certified IFR platform. Paul -----Original Message----- So I stay current for night flying 'cause I'm likely to be late getting home, and if I do get home on time it's gonna be at sunset (good for pics). Some times you'll want to leave at dawn or a little before, and so being night vfr current is handy there too. You'd have to have one heck of a good reason to start a long cross country at dusk or the middle of the night unless you are performing a medivac or something really urgent, not too likely in your KR. jg
