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Timothy.Perkins(at)uvm.ed
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: LSA and night

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		   the plus side is LSA allows for one hour after sunset.  


	


Not quite right....but close.



According to FAR 61.315, a sport pilot may not act as PIC of a light-sport

aircraft "at night." 



Per FAR 1.1, night is defined as follows: "Night means the time between the

end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight,

as published in the American Air Almanac, converted to local time." In much

of the US this is about 25/30 min. 



To know the actual time in your location, you need to consult a

Sunrise/Sunset Table or calculator that lists civil twilight (and know your

Lat/Long and day you intend to fly).



So, although you can watch the sun set in your LSA, but you'd better plan on

landing very shortly afterward.



Tim Perkins

(who obviously took the SP written not too long ago)

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