Old 09-23-2008 | 09:43 AM
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Rabid Seagull
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Quote from WMUPilot - 1945 local is not dusk, not even close. But go MESA!!


Originally Posted by SmoothOnTop
You're right, the sun set at 1856 local.

Dusk is more like 1830...


Uhmmmm, really. Isn't dusk AFTER sunset? You know the 6 degrees below the horizon thing (if I can remember from CFI-ing 15 years ago). If sunset was around 1900 then it would get dark around 1930 right around the time of this incident...well plus 15 minutes, heck that's on-time at Mesa.
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