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Old April 19th 10, 06:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Wayne
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Default official sunset/sunrise

On Apr 19, 12:05*pm, PK wrote:
Since most of us that fly cross country (or locally as weel), and are
restrained by the FAR's to be on the ground before sunset *assuming
that we don't have position lights. Since most of us use some kind of
navigational devise (SeeYou, Glide Navigator, WinPilot etc.), I am
wondering if any of these programs utilize some data showing sunset at
the region one happens to be in? I am running WinPilot, and not aware
of of any data availabe in conjunction with it. What is everybode else
doing?? 6PK


My system is very crude. I use a Garmin 12xl to drive a B50 which in
turn drives my PDA. One of the 12xl screens displays official sunrise
and sunset for the current coordinates. Switching 12xl screens does
not effect NMEA data or the PDA presentation. So if I need the sunset
time, I simply select to the sunrise/sunset screen on the Garmin.

Wayne
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