The night recency requirement for PIC with passengers applies to takeoffs and landings in which category/class?

• A. The same category and class of aircraft to be used
• B. Any aircraft
• C. Only single-engine aircraft
• D. Only multi-engine aircraft

Answer: (A)

Night currency for carrying passengers depends on having recent practice in the exact kind of aircraft you’ll fly. You must have performed takeoffs and landings at night in the same category and class of aircraft as the one you’re using, within the last 90 days, to act as PIC with passengers. This ensures you’re current with the specific handling, performance, and night-operating nuances of that aircraft, not just any aircraft or a different engine configuration. If you switch category or class, or if a type rating applies to the aircraft, you’d need to reestablish currency in that new category/class (and type, if required).