Crab, if you are talking about Outside CAS then I think you are misinterpreting the rule.
At night, outside CAS, you are complying with the Instrument Flight Rules if:
if > 3000 ft amsl then you must fly quadrantals (unless approved holding pattern/ notified route/ atc instruction etc)
if< 3000ft then you must remain clear of cloud and in sight of the surface
I apologise if i am misinterpreting your interpretation and you already agree with this!!
Last edited by handysnaks; 19th November 2006 at 20:40.
Reason: Because, as rotorspeed kindly pointed out, a bit of it was misleading