BTIZ wrote:
yes... they have to be training received from a CFI
one day, one night, and they have to be VFR.. using the IFR ticket to get
down through the soup at the other end is a disqualifying factor.. divert to
a VFR field..

the idea is that you have planned, flown and navigated to "commercial
standards"

I did mine with a very dark launch one morning.. landing before sunrise at
the other end.
Had breakfast at the airport diner and then flew back in day light.

I've been thinking the same think in reverse. Fly to an airport late in
the day, have supper and then return at night.

Just seems like a whacky requirement to me at this point in my flying
career. :-)

Matt