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If the airplane light-sport aircraft is properly equipped, and the pilot has a private pilot rating, it can be flown at night. Also, if the airplane light-sport aircraft is properly equipped, and the pilot has a private pilot instrument rating, it can be flown in IFR conditions by instruments.
As noted, pilots can fly around weather to avoid thunderstorm-related turbulence, but another kind, called Clear Air Turbulence, can hit from out of the blue, said our pilot. Statistics show the few who get hurt during this or any severe turbulence are almost always passengers who are not secured in seats.