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Old 30th Jul 2015, 15:31
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LeadSled
 
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You can fly VFR at night in more places than just Oz.
27/09
Your thinking is upside down (it is Australia).
Most elsewhere just has VFR, period.
Most elsewhere regards night time to be a natural and regularly occurring feature of life on earth, so such things as pilot's licenses and associated training automatically accommodate same.
It was never disallowed at night, so it didn't need to be allowed, despite fears of the end of civilization in Oz if it was added "as a privilege".
Like driver's licenses.
Most elsewhere do not differentiate between navigating at night versus the rest of the day. How to avoid Cumulus Granatis is part of normal training, not an add-on.
Just like "controlled airspace", ask a PPL anywhere else about the seriously big deal we make of it in OZ, all you would get is a "WTF, it's just airspace" look.
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