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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 11-8
  Chapter 11: Night Operations › Starting, Taxiing, and Run-up

  To avoid excessive drain of electrical current from the battery, the pilot…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 5-2-2
  Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 2. Departure Procedures › 5-2-5. Line Up and Wait (LUAW)

  Operations, and 120-74A, Parts 91, 121, 125, and 135 Flightcrew Procedures during Taxi Operations. d. Situational awareness during line up and wait operations is enhanced by monitoring ATC instructions/clearances issued to other aircraft. Pilots should listen carefully ... inadvertently execute a clearance/instruction for another aircraft. e. Pilots should be especially vigilant when conducting LUAW operations at night, when intersecting runway operations are being conducted, or during reduced visibility conditions. Pilots should scan the full length of the runway…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 11-8
  Chapter 11: Night Operations › Takeoff and Climb

  The pilot should adjust the flight deck lights to a minimum brightness…

• 14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental OperationsOpen
  14 CFR Part 121, Appendix E to Part 121—Flight Training Requirements

  combined where appropriate: (a) Normal takeoffs which, for the purpose of this maneuver, begin when the airplane is taxied into position on the runway to be used | I, T, U, C (b) Takeoffs with instrument conditions simulated at or before ... adversely affect safety or the airplane | I, T, U, C (f) Night takeoffs. For pilots in transition training, this requirement may be met during the operating experience required under § 121.434 by performing a normal takeoff at night when a check…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 2-2-2
  Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids › Section 3. Airport Marking Aids and Signs › 2-3-1. General

  Lighting Systems Certain light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems fall outside the combined visible and near-infrared spectrum of night vision goggles (NVGs) and thus will not be visible to a flightcrew using NVGs. The FAA changed specifications ... visible. It is recommended that air carriers/operators—including part 91 operators—who use NVGs incorporate procedures into manuals and/or standard operating procedures (SOPs) requiring periodic, unaided scanning when operating at low altitudes and when performing a reconnaissance of landing areas…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 12-8
  Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Flight › Taxi Technique

  light, which illuminates a larger area under the helicopter. When operating at an unfamiliar airport at night, ask for instructions or advice concerning local conditions, so as to avoid taxiing into areas of construction, or unlighted, unmarked obstructions. Ground controllers…