"Kyle Boatright" wrote in
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Kyle Boatright" wrote:

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.

I have flown VFR on clear, moonless nights where it can be difficult
to determine if the light I see is a star on the horizon or a light
in a barnyard. A quick glance at the attitude indicator usually
settles that arguement.

No doubt that the AI is a great tool, but if you're having to rely on
instruments to determine up vs down, are you really VFR?

Sure. You coudl be in inky blackness with no visual reference and if you
can see the prescribed distance, then you comply with the rules.



Bertie