Originally Posted by
PiperCameron
Lighting failure is part of the Flight Test also. I must say a head torch strapped to your forehead ("to be available immediately.." etc. etc.) isn't the most comfortable way to fly. After a few hours of that, I'd rather fly IFR!
Actually the only real difference is whether it's black outside.. or white. Either way, you can't see sh***.
If you can’t see sh***, you’re not flying NVFR.
From the CASA NVFR AC:
2.1.5 The rules augment visual navigation with navigating using instrument navigation systems. Flight under VFR—by day or night—must be conducted in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) and in compliance with minimum inflight visibility standards and prescribed vertical and horizontal distances from cloud.
2.1.6 NVFR operations are not the same as flying at night under IFR, even though proficiency in instrument flying and use of radio navigation systems is required. It is important to remember that NVFR flight is based on visual procedures in VMC.
2.1.7 CASA strongly recommends that NVFR operations take place only in conditions that allow the pilot to discern a natural visual horizon or where the external environment has sufficient cues for the pilot to continually determine the pitch and roll attitude of the aircraft.