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How does the VFR fuel reserve at night differ from the daytime requirement?

Choices

✓ Night requires 45 minutes instead of 30 minutes at normal cruisecorrect
The night VFR reserve increases to at least 45 minutes at normal cruise.
Night requires no reserve at all
A reserve is always required; at night it is larger.
Night requires only 15 minutes
There is no 15-minute reserve rule.
The requirement is identical day and night
The night reserve is longer than the day reserve.

Why

The VFR reserve is at least 30 minutes during the day and increases to at least 45 minutes at night, both at normal cruise beyond the first point of intended landing.

FAA source: 14 CFR 91.151browse the reference library →

This is taught in Fuel Planning and Legal Reserves — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.

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