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Aircraftequipment fornightvfr flight
LIGHTING
The following lighting equipment is required for night VFR flight (CAO20.18
Appendix V andCAR 174A):
• illumination for all instruments and equipment, used by the flight crew,
that are essential for the safeoperation of the aircraft. The illumination
shall be such that:
- all illuminated items are easily readable or discernible, as applicable;
- its direct or reflected rays are shielded from the pilot’s eyes;
- its power supply is so arranged that in the event of the failure of the
normal sourceof power, an alternative source is immediately available;
and
- it emanates fromfixed installations.
• intensity control:
- means of controlling the intensity of the illumination of instrument
lights, unless it can be demonstrated that non-dimmed instrument
lights are satisfactory under all conditions of flight likely to be
encountered.
• landing lights:
- two landing lights are required for night VFR charter operations
carrying passengers. For private and aerial work operations and charter
operations not carryingpassengers for hire and rewardone landing
light is required (CAR 329A).
Note: A single lamp having two separately energised filamentsmay be
approved asmeeting the requirement for two landing lights.
• passenger compartment lights:
- lights in all passenger compartments.
• pilots’ compartment lights:
- means of lighting the pilots’ compartment toprovide illumination
adequate for the study ofmaps and the readingof flight documents.
aircraftequipment fornightVFR
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