Originally Posted by
patagonia1
currently doing PPLH; is a night rating applicable for heli pilots? Is it part of an IR or a standalone ticket?
FAA or EASA?
FAA PPL(H) syllabus includes some night training and 3hrs night dual which gives you night VFR privileges. EASA PPL(H) does not and requires a separate Night Rating for which the prerequisites for the training are 100hrs heli post license issue and 60hrs heli PIC - so not something you can do during your initial training.
That said, there is night VFR and flying in total blackness which are different types of flying. I’d give the latter a miss.