If possible, do your walk round in the light of day, and update it pre-flight. After that, just accept everything takes that little bit longer - from strapping in to even reaching the pretty lights of the town in the 12 o'clock that is acually MUCH further away than it appears!!!! As far as kit goes, the military issue finger torch is a cracking bit of kit, I think it's available from Silvermanns. A bit hungry on the batteries, but will see you through a four hour flight alright. As for night nav, having done a fair bit in the past, accurate flight planning and ridgid adhearance to distance/time calcs will see you through. Trust your clock!
If you know you are doing 90, and you know you have been flying for 10 min, on an ACCURATE heading..... You know where you are! Don't panic or second guess yourself!!
Enjoy!!!
Last edited by InTgreen; 24th January 2010 at 07:36.
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