DB,
I just made a post at the Night VFR thread and posed the following question.
Are the rules such that we are allowed to operate VFR in IMC conditions when reported weather is at or above VFR minimums but due to the lack of external visual reference we are forced to fly on instruments and thus in fact are in Instrument conditions despite the favorable weather conditions.
Visibility can be 5KM's and if there is nothing to be seen within that distance....there is no external reference....as on a cloudy night with dense clouds and no starlight, Moon, or surface lights.
Are we not setting ourselves up for CFIT by continuing into Instrument conditions while flying VFR?