Night VFR

General

Night-VFR flights can only be performed to airfields with runway lighting, cross-country flights are also possible at night. Night-VFR is sheduled from sunset+30 minutes to sunrise-30 minutes.

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Characteristics of Night-VFR

• Flight plan fieling is mandatory. The flight plan may include, illumined landmarks, airfields, cities or other navigational facilites.
• NVFR flights do not need to stay in controlled Airspace, as long as the Airspace flown in is Radar covered
• Instructions to follow other aircrafts will not be given by ATC.
  
• NVFR flights shall contact a appropiate Radar Station, when requested, for ATS Services and Coverages
• ATS stations can, if needed, give Traffic informations, when the Controller thinks, the VFR traffic can effect an IFR Flight
• NVFR flights must have more equipment to fly in the conditions, compared to Day VFR flights. Therefore it can be considered an ACFT requesting NVFR and does not stay in the Traffic Pattern of an Airfield, the ACFT is usually IFR equipt
• NVFR departures from an uncontrolled airfield are limited to those, which have the required Lights available for a night service, if the Airfield is not equipt as needed, it is in the end the pilots decision for TakeOff but you cannot give the pilot a TakeOff Clearance.
• If necessary, you can ask the NVFR Flight to hold a visual Heading, that means he is responsible for ground and traffic seperation, and as long as there is no request for a simulated Approach, he can decide what to do, it is just a suggestion.

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Example für den Abflug von einem unkontrollierten Flugplatz

Example in german

Pilot:    Wien Radar, OE-AUT.
LOWW_APP: OE-AUT, Wien Radar, guten Abend.
Pilot:    OE-AUT, Diamond DA 20, VFR von Krems nach Wien 1 Meile westlich von Krems, 2500 Fuß, erbitte Nacht-VFR wie eingereicht.
LOWW_APP: OE-AUT, Transponder 4617.
Pilot:    4617, OE-AUT.
LOWW_APP: OE-AUT, identifiziert, angezeigte Höhe 2500 Fuß, eine Meile westlich Krems, frei für Nacht-VFR nach Wien wie beantragt, bleiben Sie VMC.
Pilot:    Frei für Nacht-VFR nach Wien wie beantragt, bleiben VMC.

LOWW_APP: OE-AUT, rufen Sie Wien Turm, Frequenz 119.400.
Pilot: 119.400, OE-AUT.

Pilot:    Wien Turm, guten Abend, OE-AUT, Nacht-VFR von Krems zu Ihrem Platz, 2 Meilen westlich Donauturm, erbitten Platzinformation.
LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, Wien Turm, guten Abend, Einflug in die Kontrollzone Nacht-VFR über Donauturm genehmigt, Piste 29, QNH 1013, 2500 Fuß oder darunter, melden Sie Platz in Sicht.
Pilot:    Fliegen in die Kontrollzone Nacht-VFR über Donauturm ein, QNH1013 und melden Platz in Sicht.

Pilot:    Platz in Sicht, OE-AUT
LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, fliegen Sie in den Endanflug Piste 29.
Pilot:    Fliegen in den Endanflug Piste 29, OE-AUT.

LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, Wind 290 Grad, 5 Knoten, Piste 29, Landung frei.
Pilot:    Landung frei, Piste 29, OE-AUT.

Example in english

Pilot:    Wien Radar, G-WIRO.
LOWW_APP: G-WIRO, Wien Radar, good evening.
Pilot:    G-WIRO, Diamond DA 20, VFR from Krems to Wien 1 mile west of Krems, 2500 feet, request night-VFR as filed.
LOWW_APP: G-WIRO, squawk 4617.
Pilot:    4617, G-WIRO.
LOWW_APP: G-WIRO, identified, at altitude 2500 feet, one mile west of Krems, cleared night-VFR to Wien as filed, maintain VMC.
Pilot:    Cleared night-VFR to Wien as filed, wilco.

LOWW_APP: G-WIRO, contact Wien Tower, frequency 119.400.
Pilot:    119.400, G-WIRO.

Pilot:    Wien Tower, good evening, G-WIRO, night-VFR from Krems to Wien, 2 miles west of Donauturm, information A.
LOWW_TWR: G-WIRO, Wien Tower, good evening, enter CTR night-VFR via Donauturm, not above 2500 feet, QNH 1013, report airport in sight.
Pilot:    Entering the CTR via Donauturm, night-VFR not above 2500 feet, wilco, G-WIRO.

Pilot:    Airport in sight, G-WIRO.
LOWW_TWR: G-WIRO, join final runway 29.
Pilot:    Will join final runway 29, G-WIRO.

LOWW_TWR: G-WIRO, Wind 290 degrees, 5 knots, runway 29, cleared to land.
Pilot:    Cleared to land runway 29, G-WIRO.

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Examples für den Abflug von einem kontrollierten Flugplatz

Example in german

Pilot:    Wien Turm, OE-AUT.
LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, Wien Turm, guten Abend.
Pilot:    OE-AUT, Diamond DA 20, am GAT, Nacht-VFR nach Wiener Neustadt Ost, rollbereit und erwarte Nacht-VFR Freigabe.
LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, Rollen Sie zum Rollhalt Piste 29 via M, freigegeben für Nacht-VFR wie beantragt, nach dem Start verlassen Sie die Kontrollzone über Sector S, nicht über 1500 Fuß, QNH1013, Transponder 4601.
Pilot:    Rolle zum Rollhalt Piste 29 via M, Nacht-VFR genehmigt wie beantragt, verlasse Kontrollzone über Sector S, 1500 Fuß oder darunter, QNH1013, Transponder 4601, OE-AUT.

LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, Windstill, Piste 29, Start frei.
Pilot:    Start frei Piste 29, OE-AUT.

Wird der Flug im Luftraum E fortgesetzt:
LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, rufen Sie Wien Radar, Frequenz 128.200, schönen Flug.
Pilot:    Wien Radar, 128.200, danke, OE-AUT.


Wird der Flug in Luftraum G fortgesetzt:
LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, Sie verlassen nun meine Kontrollzone, Frequenzwechsel genehmigt, schönen Flug.
Pilot:    Frequenzwechsel genehmigt, danke, OE-AUT.

Example in english

Pilot:    Wien Tower, G-WIRO.
LOWW_TWR: G-WIRO, Wien Tower, good evening.
Pilot:    OE-AUT, Diamond DA 20, at the GAT, night-VFR to Wiener Neustadt Ost, ready for taxi and request night-VFR clearance.
LOWW_TWR: OE-AUT, taxi to holding point runway 29 via M, cleared night-VFR as filed, after departuer leave CTR via Sector S, not above 1500 feet, QNH1013, squawk 4601.
Pilot:    Taxi holding point runway 29 via M, night-VFR cleared as requested, leaving, not above 1500 feet, QNH1013, squawk 4601, G-WIRO.

LOWW_TWR: G-WIRO, wind calm, runway 29, cleared for takeoff.
Pilot:    Runway 29, cleared for takeoff, G-WIRO.

If the flight continues in airspace E:
LOWW_TWR: G-WIRO, contact Wien Radar, frequency 128.200.
Pilot:    Wien Radar, 128.200, thanks, G-WIRO.


If the flight continues in airspace G:
LOWW_TWR: G-WIRO, you are about to leave the CTR, frequency change approved.
Pilot:    Frequency change approved, G-WIRO.