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Three different concepts of "night" are referred to in the Federal Aviation Regulations in the US. These include the periods from sunset to sunrise - used for nav lights,; the end of evening civil twilight to the beginning of morning civil twilight (this is the "standard definition of night", given in FAR Section 1.1) - used for logging night flight,
In aviation, "night" is defined as the period from "the end of evening civil twilight to the beginning of morning civil twilight". [1]: 19 [2] In EASA states and the United Kingdom, the requirements for a night rating for aeroplanes are: [1]: FCL.810 [3] theoretical instruction
Ultralight vehicles may be operated during the twilight periods 30 minutes before official sunrise and 30 minutes after official sunset or, in Alaska, during the period of civil twilight as defined in the Air Almanac, if: The vehicle has an operating anti-collision light visible for at least 3 statute miles [1]
Civil twilight refers to the part of the day when the sun is within 6 degrees below the horizon. In Utqiaġvik, civil twilight ranges from roughly 3 hours on the winter solstice to 6 hours on the ...
Title 14 CFR – Aeronautics and Space is one of the fifty titles that make up the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 14 is the principal set of rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) issued by the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration, federal agencies of the United States which oversee Aeronautics and Space.
The Federal Aviation Administration is instituting new rest rules for U.S. air traffic controllers to address fatigue issues that may be degrading air safety.
The FAA was created in August 1958 () as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation and was renamed the Federal Aviation Administration.
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