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October 27th 03, 09:07 PM
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... It wouldn't matter. The pilot under discussion here doesn't have an instrument rating, so he can't get an SVFR clearance anyway. That restriction applies only between sunset and sunrise. More like between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise, roughly, the rule of thumb for night ops in the continental US, not to be confused with the one hour after sundown rule for logging night flight time. The ICAO definition is when the center the sun is 6 degrees or more below the horizon which is about 24 minutes after dusk/before dawn at the equator, sometimes much longer than that above the arctic circle or below the antarctic circle  
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