Hooters,Hooters,Hooters,Hooters,Hooters,Hooters and more hooters.
Of course you can see clouds at night.
I was flying from EGBJ last night - few0150 sct0200 bkn0350 or something miserable like that. No star light available but you CAN see them. OK, you can't see them very well, but you can see them, (and I've got 4i's)
And another point; just because the landing light switch is labled 'landing light' doesn't preclude you from using it to help dodge clouds; or so I figure.
And just one more point. Prior Planning Prevents late arrivals and surcharges - believe me. Arriving back 6 mins late after notified closing time - all due to a combination of factors of course - cost me £60 into the ATC coffee can, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! You might think 'what a !!!!!!!!' (I do) but learning from my mistake should enable you to fly for another hour or so...
And just to finish on a bright note; I think visual night flying in the UK winter s*x: low freezing levels, poor vis and clear nights few and far between. Night flying in the States must be a real pleasure. I can't wait to get my IR issued...or NVG's for Christmas.
Happy night flying,
the hairy one.
[This message has been edited by hairy_kiwi (edited 11 November 1999).]