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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 3:11 pm
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JohnWM
 
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A few hours of daylight

My recollection of that flight is that there will be at most 1 1/2 to 2 hours of daylight; the balance of the flight will be in darkness. To put a visual cast to it: your plane, as it travels the sky, is essentially lagging behind the sun and falling behind each hour. Hope this helps.
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