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> Trevor Wrote:
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> > @Gemini12: About the after midnight comment:
> > Yes, they do. In the areas they were flying,
> > commercial and civil traffic during the daytime
> is
> > extremely heavy during the daytime hours. The
> > optimal time to preform an exercise would be
> > during the night hours, where air traffic is at
> a
> > minimum. It's the same concept used in the IT
> > field. It's best to upgrade / maintain your
> > servers when there is little to no traffic...
> this
> > happens best when everyone is asleep.
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> That and they do need to do it at night to
> practice for at night ops. Cant train for night
> ops during the day
During a minor clash with Libya years ago our pilots discovered that Libyan pilots refuse to fly at night and have not been trained to do so. Here's what I have to say for those who are pissing and moaning because their tender little ears have been offended.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C95Cb2ByHNA