wrote:

I had one
instructor that was fond of saying night flying is instrument flying,
regardless of the rules you fly under. I usually think of it that way.

Sometimes, but not always.

My night XC for the commercial was under a high overcast. There was enough
light that it was definitely *not* instrument-like.

It was a spectacular flight in one respect: The moon was hidden by the
overcast, but for a while I could see it reflected in the Hudson. A moon
below, and none above...nice.

- Andrew