Originally Posted by
megan
Class 4 instrument rating was what the authority called a NVFR rating in the old days, I had one. It's a pity they dropped the word "Instrument" because it removed an element stressing the skills required.
When I did the NVFR it was often remarked it should have remained named as a Class 4 IR to stress the instrument flying skills required. Rather than to allude its somehow more related to VFR flying, yes you are required to remain in VMC, but it's definitely more related to instrument flying than day VFR. They should just ditch NVFR and merge it into PIFR with night privileges.