The old chestnut - IFR at night
....but a different take/opinion required.
Does the holder of a PIFR with night rating have any recency requirements for flight at night?
Given that flight under the PIFR has no hard recency requirements I can't see how 3 take-offs and landings in 90 days is required in order to carry passengers. (It could then also be argued that 3 take off and landings in 90 days is not required for day flights either!).
Does the holder of CIR have any requirements to have completed 3 t&l in 90 days at night prior to carrying passengers at night?
I can't see anything other than section 14 of the CAO talks about 'flight under NVFR procedures' but (and this may have been done before) what part of an IFR flight is a NVFR procdure? (Never understood why you would do this other than to avoid charges and perhaps commence descent LSALT earlier?)
Anyone got a definitive answer? Is this a hole in the regs or an intended situation or am I missing something?
Cheers, UTR.