BillieBob, are you sure?
(ii) at least 5 hours of flight time in the appropriate aircraft category at night, including at least 3 hours of dual instruction, including at least 1 hour of cross-country navigation with at least one dual cross-country flight of at least 50 km and 5 solo take-offs and 5 solo full-stop landings.
I don't recall seeing that under JAR, but I'm quite willing to be corrected. Granted, the requirement is so trivial as to make no practical difference to a Night Rating course. I merely point it out as an observation and a sanity check for myself.
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