I was finally able to finish my IFR night X/C after several problems with dispatch trying to schedule it for the mid afternoon. This of course defeats the point of a night X/C. We took one of the Colleges tried and true Cessna Skyhawks. And other than our GPS intermittently cutting out, the flight was rather uneventful. We were passed up by a couple of company Cirrus SR-20's on our first leg to Fort Wayne Indiana, but after that the radios were nearly silent. Flying at night is a great experience for anyone who is willing to put in the time to get night current. You have the sky almost all to yourself. This is a very peaceful feeling, it makes you realize what the pioneers of aviation must have experienced back before ADIZ's and MOA's and even airspace requirements. It gives you a perspective that many pilots loose sight of as they become content with day VFR flying. Night flying isn't terribly difficult, it is just a little different. For those of you reading this who may be pilots, I recommend you knock some of the dust off of the night flight column in your logbook.
