6000 hrs PIC. took off from an unlit country aerodrome in the dark and was about 10 knts short of rotate speed when a skippy jumped out in front of me.
Hauled the aircraft over the skippy and into a very black night, with no horizon at all. got very disorientated and really had to fight to get the AH in the right attitude and to stop spinning wildly from side to side. almost became a statistic and was very happy to see a few thousand feet underneath me while I fought every sense in my body trying to kill me. Really dumb and never to be repeated.
