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Old 8th Feb 2012, 17:22
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achimha
 
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s650 , the answer is obvious; there is a big dark cloud over most of Europe; it is called `EASA`,and it has been`created` to improve `Safety` in Aviation over here.
That's not the issue here, VFR night is allowed in many (almost all?) EASA countries. The fact that Holland does not allow it is a purely national thing. The argument about airspace A starting below MSA doesn't make much sense either because VFR night is by definition VFR. If you can't see terrain, you can't fly VFR.

VFR night is not an issue in e.g. Germany. You are required to file a flight plan and you will be treated as IFR (not allowed to navigate freely, in contact with the same ATC as IFR) so it's quite a cool thing actually, if it wasn't for the (perceived) risk factor in a SEP. There's a night low flying system like in France which you theoretically have to avoid but as you're under ATC guidance and the German Luftwaffe doesn't have any money to fly, it's a non issue.
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