I have only a VFR and was wondering if anyone has had an engine failure at night, in a SEP? How would you cope and how would you know if the black patch below is a field, lake, trees etc? If your navigation is spot on, then it would be an easier task to identify these but what if you are also lost and you don't know where you are (well, buses come in two and threes....!)
Well, the general consensus when this question is raised is to go for what you
can see, i.e. roads and lit areas. That said, if it's a moonlit night and your eyes have had time to acclimatise properly and your dash is turned way down, it's actually quite surprising how much you
do see at night.