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FAA Night Passenger Currency Tracker

Log night takeoffs and landings and see instantly whether you may carry passengers under FAA recency rules — and the exact date currency lapses.

Rule applied: 14 CFR 61.57(b) — three takeoffs and three landings to a FULL STOP between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, within the preceding 90 days.

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Night landing sessions in window
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Entries logged

No entries yet — add your first one above. Data stays in your browser.

⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.

Disclaimer: This tool is for general informational and estimation purposes only and is not professional financial, tax, accounting or legal advice. All figures are estimates — verify with a qualified professional before making decisions. Read the full disclaimer.

Free FAA night currency tracker: log your full-stop night landings and the tool tells you if you're legal to carry passengers at night — plus the exact date your currency expires.

About FAA Night Passenger Currency Tracker

Under FAA rules — 14 CFR 61.57(b) — three takeoffs and three landings to a FULL STOP between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, within the preceding 90 days — your right to carry passengers at night depends on a rolling 90-day count that shifts every midnight. This tool does that arithmetic continuously: each logged session contributes its landings to the window, the status flips between CURRENT and NOT CURRENT automatically, and you always see the exact calendar date currency lapses so you can book proficiency flying before it does, not after.

How to use FAA Night Passenger Currency Tracker

  1. 1Log each night session with full-stop landings.
  2. 2Read the status tile: CURRENT until a date, or the landings you still need.
  3. 3Schedule refresher circuits before the shown expiry date arrives.

Why use FAA Night Passenger Currency Tracker?

  • Implements the actual rule: three takeoffs and three landings to a FULL STOP between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, within the preceding 90 days
  • Shows CURRENT / NOT CURRENT plus the exact lapse date
  • Counts landings per session — log three landings as one entry
  • Full-stop discipline built in — the legal distinction that trips pilots up
  • Private browser-only storage with CSV export

Frequently asked questions

Do touch-and-goes count for night passenger currency?+

No — that's the classic trap. 14 CFR 61.57(b) — three takeoffs and three landings to a FULL STOP between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, within the preceding 90 days. Touch-and-goes satisfy daytime recency but NOT the night rule, which demands full-stop landings. This tracker labels the field accordingly so the records you keep here are the ones that actually count when you load passengers after dark.

How is my currency expiry date computed?+

The tool finds your third-most-recent qualifying landing and adds the 90-day window to its date: the moment that landing ages out of the window, you drop below three and currency lapses. That single date is what the status tile shows, and it updates automatically every time you add or delete a session.

How do I regain currency once it lapses?+

Fly the missing full-stop night landings without passengers — solo, or with an appropriately qualified instructor depending on your regulator's reading — and log each one here. The status recalculates immediately, so you'll watch yourself go CURRENT in real time, with a fresh expiry date 90 days beyond the landing that completed the set.

Is this tool private — who can see my entries?+

Only you. Entries live in your browser's local storage and never leave your device, so there is no account, no cloud sync and no one else with access. Because the data is device-local, remember to export a CSV backup before clearing browser data or switching computers.

What format does the export use and what reads it?+

A plain CSV with one row per entry and labelled column headers — the most portable format there is. Spreadsheets open it directly, every major electronic logbook can map it on import, and a printed copy is perfectly legible to a human reviewer. Nothing proprietary means your currency record is never trapped here.

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