And just to expand on the above. Lots of people confuse IFR flight by thinking it's flight in IMC. Not necessarily so. To fly at night you have to fly in accordance with IFR but in addition to this, if you don't have an IMC rating you have to fly in VMC conditions.
Rules 29 & 30 of the Rules of the Air are the start point. Once you read those (especially the bit about flight below 3000ft) then it all becomes more understandable. You'll have seen ATCbabe's comment about quadrantal. Again, take note about the flight below 3000ft items, where the quadrantal rule is non-effective.
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Last edited by Chilli Monster; 12th Aug 2002 at 10:33.