Robbiee - a night take-off doesn't mean staring at the AI - you can make a normal visual transition if you have a reasonably lit area like an airport, get comfortable in the climb configuration and then use a mixture of visual cues and the AI to confirm them to continue on your flight.
If people are going to scud-run, they will do it anyway whether or not they have the skills to do so and regardless of the handling qualities of their aircraft, that comes down to the person and their attitude to flying- as we keep seeing on these pages, sadly