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Why night landings are challenging for pilots

A pilot reflects on the added difficulty and considerations involved in nighttime aircraft landings ...
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US Navy fighter pilots are more afraid of landing on an aircraft carrier in the dark than of being shot at in combat

Naval aviators are more stressed by night landings on an aircraft carrier than by combat. Physiological studies show higher heart rates and blood pressure during night carrier landings than during ...