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Old August 4th 06, 04:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Roy Smith
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Default FAA Rejects Farnsworth Lantern Test

Greg Copeland wrote:
At any rate, flying at night and flying under light gun
are two completley different things. I really don't understand why they
have to lump them together.


If you cannot distinguish red, green, and white, you cannot recognize an
aircraft's position lights, and thus determine it's orientation to you.