I also think that the night rating restriction removal is a bit dodgy.
I payed and extra 100 quid to do an hour with the FII and thought it was agood idea.
How wrong i was. Its the blind leading the blind I had 20 night (15 IFR which isn't much use) at the time and wouldn't say I was all that hot at night flying. When my first night rating came up I hadn't flown at night for 6 months and all i got was the standard 3 circuits which were fought for because i have a IR rating and the boss reckoned i could teach after 1 circuit.
First lesson suddenly realised that the work load was at least 4 times as much as during the day.
I reckon that you must have more experence than just your night rating then 1 hour restriction removal.
And before anyone starts I know you only get IFR at night what i meant was the other 15 hours was IR training under screens not IFR and responsable for your own ground seperation.
MJ