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## Airport 

• What lights are available at the destination and alternate airports (e.g., visual approach slope indicator (VASI), precision approach path indicator (PAPI) or instrument landing system (ILS), glideslope guidance)? [Figure 3-7]  Is the terminal airport equipped with them? Are they working? Will the pilot need to use the radio to activate the airport lights? 

• Check the Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS) for closed runways or airports. Look for runway or beacon lights out, nearby towers, etc. 

• Choose the flight route wisely. An engine failure gives the nearby airports supreme importance. 

• Are there shorter or obstructed fields at the destination and/or alternate airports? 

## Airspace 

• If the trip is over remote areas, are appropriate clothing, water, and survival gear onboard in the event of a forced landing? 

• If the trip includes flying over water or unpopulated areas with the chance of losing visual reference to the horizon, the pilot must be prepared to fly IFR. 

• Check the airspace and any temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) along the route of flight. 

## Nighttime 

Night flying requires special consideration. 

• If the trip includes flying at night over water or unpopulated areas with the chance of losing visual 

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