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Old October 4th 06, 03:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Sunset and night flying definitions


Mike the Strike wrote:
Complaining of a flight that lands a few minutes after sunset is, in my
view, picayune to the extreme. Analagous to trapping motorists who
exceed a speed limit by less than 1%. I'm sure no-one at the FAA
would ever worry about this unless it was a contributory factor to an
accident. I certainly know of no enforcement action by any authority in
such cases.


Mike, other than an occasional troll, there is no discussion of being
this picky. I routinely overtake state police cars while my cruise
control is set to 3-4 mph over the limit - while the folks with radar
detectors slam on their brakes and slow to match the officer's speed...

On the OLC, the whole point is to follow the rules within a reasonable
"sporting" environment. There is not movement (except by the trolls)
to specify *precisely* what constitutes unsportsmanlike conduct. That
is to be determined on a case by case basis.

Just as you wouldn't brag to "the world" about a 30 minute drive from
Turf to El Tiro in your new Ferrari, you shouldn't post similar
exploits on the OLC. There was arecent arrest based on someone who was
selling videos of an extremely fast drive down some highway, possibly
in Europe. This is what we don't want the OLC to condone.

-Tom