Hi All.

Ive just completed an IREX practice exam and id just like to queriy the specific wording of this question:


The pilot of a PVT IFR flight with passengers wishes to fly the last route segment under NGT VFR flight procedures. The least recent experience requirements, other than flight tests, required for this segment are -

Select one:

A night flight of one hour duration in the preceding 12 months, and three take offs and landings at night in the preceding 90 days

A NGT VFR flight of one hour duration in the preceding 12 months, and one take off and landing at night in the preceding 6 months

Three take offs and landings in the preceding 90 days

A NGT VFR cross country flight of one hour duration or 100 nm and three take offs and landings at night in the last 6 months

I selected "A NGT VFR flight of one hour duration in the preceding 12 months, and one take off and landing at night in the preceding 6 months"
however the question was marked as wrong stating "Three take offs and landings in the preceding 90 days"

The question asks what the LEAST RECENT experience requirements are.
The 1 year and 6 month requirements are less recent then 90 days, is this an error in the question or am i being paranoid about being caught out by "tricky wording".

Cheers
Ben

CASR 61.890 says that if you hold a current instrument rating, you are authorised to fly at night under the VFR. You do not have to be current on any particular approach of course because any approach is an IFR procedure. All approaches at night under the VFR are by definition visual approaches. The only requirement is to hold a current instrument rating - and of course, if carrying passengers, have completed at least 3 take-offs and landings at night in the last 90 days..