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Old 31st August 2005 | 19:33
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Genghis the Engineer
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Shame, it seems a nice machine and I'd personally rather fly behind a Rotax than a Lycontinental, but I can't live with the day/VFR restriction.

I believe, BTW, that this is probably because the aeroplane is certified to JAR-VLA (which is a day-VFR standard for non-aerobatic single and 2-seaters), rather than JAR-23 (which is for more complex aeroplanes) and covers rather more than just simplex avionics. But, I wasn't able to check that (the type certificate isn't on UK-CAA's website for some reason), hence asking the question.

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