Rich S." wrote:
"john smith" wrote ;
He is going to have to get the aircraft IFR certified either by the
FAA or
a DER.......

I don't think so. If you look at the op lims for the airplane, it
should say
something like "Unless appropriately equipped for night and/or
instrument
flight in accordance with FAR 91.205, this aircraft is to be operated
under
VFR, day only"....

Rich is absolutely correct - the op limits specify what's necessary, and
all the op limits I've seen (and the ones for my plane) explicitly say
that one can operate at night or IFR as long as one has the appropriate
equipment, as stated above. If the plane already has an airworthiness
certificate, all that's necessary is to instally the equipment and fly
it.

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