Originally Posted by
Capt Fathom
Flying at night on a cloudless, full moon night is akin to flying in broad daylight. Amazing how much you can see…. If you look.
Indeed (and haven't been staring at glowing screens in the cockpit).
That's why so many 'old and not so bold' pilots won't fly NVFR over 'lumpy gaffa' in and out of 'black holes' except on cloudless, moonlit nights.