night odyssey
On the subject of (legal) night flying the nights are really drawing in now and those of us who can fly at night can experience the wonderful privilege of night flight - my 76 year old dad and I did Toulouse Blagnac to Plymouth in 2.8h on Saturday night, IFR (but really night VMC in the silkiest air you will ever find at FL100). Night takeoff and night landing.
Plymouth ATC (great guys) were open late for us (landed 10.10 lcl) then flew home by helicopter. What a beautiful night - we could navigate by the stars, full moon etc...
almost made me want to buy that book by Antoine St Exupery....
We could see Bournemouth from overhead Dinard at FL100 (excess of 100miles vis) and every other aircraft in the sky for miles - definitely didn't need the TCAS that night.
Maybe Winter isn't so bad after all.. (so long as the engine doesn't quit in the dark!!)
SB