Cheers, Trent.
Essentially, George, CAO 40.2.1 says you can only fly NVFR for PVT and AWK ops if you do not hold a current CIR. It also, as Trent quoted, outlines you must have completed the syllabus requirements for the issue of the NVFR (fair call, every night flight involves some component of visual control, Cat IIIC notwithstanding) plus a bit more if you are going to fly CHTR ops.
Why the sarcasm? Was I wrong? Read Para 14 in it's entirity. Who told you you couldn't fly NVFR? If your CIR and night recency were current, make sure you thank them for costing you some flights (assuming you were getting paid).
If you have as much experience as you claim you will know full well you can fly in VMC under the IFR. Unless, of course, all your planned IFR time matches your logged IFR time....
As for second quotes,
Yep, can see the relevance to "flight visibility shall be determined from the cockpit", but does that mean you only refer to in-flight visibility to work out if you need an alternate?
Same reg also says you shall use met conditions when determining vis.
Have a look by day, fine. You can see the areas to avoid. Different at night. As I keep saying, if you won't blast off into 8/8ths CU at night, why are you prepared to do the same with vis below the minimum?
This is the reason it is a NVFR rating and no longer a Class 4 Instrument Rating!
