Originally Posted by
Tankengine
The aircraft doesn’t [know it’s night] but the pilots do! Aircraft also doesn’t know where the ground is.
Having done quite a bit of night instructing I see flight reviews to keep a night rating as overkill and an increase in overall risk for little gain. (And exspensive)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This.
Nobody is saying don’t practise.
Just don’t practise in circumstances in which the gain is not justified by the increased risk.