"Ross" wrote in message
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Is it a bad idea to fly VFR at night and navigate by following highways?
At
night outside large cities, there doesn't seem to be much else that's
visible.
It seems to me that if you can clearly see the highway, it can guide you
and
you can get a good idea of where you are with respect to terrain, so it
should
work. Are there hidden dangers in this? Do night VFR pilots ever/often
navigate by following highways? What other forms of visual navigation
are
usable at night?

Why would you want to when VORs ang GPSs are available? However, on a
clear night you can see the far away town lights. You just need to be sure
that the lights you see are the town you want. I'll stay with my GPS for
navigation.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

I'm not IFR qualified and have followed known (to me) interstates on murky
nights when I was over the boonies and the murk was sufficient to block out
the moon and stars. In rural areas, headlights on the highways can be your
only visual tell-tale for up vs down on a murky night.

Been there, done that.

KB