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For a night VFR flight, what is the minimum fuel reserve beyond the first point of intended landing?
Choices
At least 30 minutes
30 minutes is the day VFR reserve.
✓ At least 45 minutescorrect
Night VFR requires 45 minutes of reserve at normal cruise.
At least 15 minutes
There is no 15-minute VFR minimum.
At least 2 hours
This overstates the legal minimum, though a large personal reserve is wise.
Why
Night VFR requires enough fuel to reach the first point of intended landing plus at least 45 minutes at normal cruise under 91.151.
FAA source: 14 CFR 91.151browse the reference library →
This is taught in Runway, Performance and Fuel Requirements — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.