I know (wouldn't be personally, of course) of one that flew at night more than a decade ago.
With one car and one torch and no experience, the question was whether to fly with the torch to see the instruments or have chap stand half way down the runway with torch so one could line up car headlights with torch.
Best way to land was to flare over the car and then hold off in the headlights! Fortunately, nights are often very calm!
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