Night Flying

There are nights where you see as well as in the day, and even better, because
you acn see cities and airports from many many miles away, and there are nights
where the sky is black as ink, and even though you still see the beacons, VFR is
less comfortable. It is made even less comfortable when you know that fog and
clouds can move in under you, without your knowing it until an advanced stage.
Night VFR pilots are always on the lookout for those halos around ground lights
- a sure sign that visibility is diminishing.

In night VFR, my biggest worry would be unseen obstacles when manoeuvering near
an unfamiliar airfield - particularly power lines, because they're
completely invisible under these conditions. If you're VFR into an airfield you
know well, there must be few pleasures in this world greater than night VFR, on
a calm, clear night.

G Faris

Greg Farris wrote:
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Night VFR pilots are always on the lookout for those halos around ground lights
- a sure sign that visibility is diminishing.

In night VFR, my biggest worry would be unseen obstacles when manoeuvering near
an unfamiliar airfield - particularly power lines, because they're
completely invisible under these conditions. If you're VFR into an airfield you
know well, there must be few pleasures in this world greater than night VFR, on
a calm, clear night.

Hmm, there's a full moon next week (Thursday, July 21).
Maybe, if the fog doesn't roll in, I'll go up and take a look :-)