Night flights never lose their appeal for me. The air is calmer, the radio is quieter. On a clear new moon night, the contrast between the starry sky and the sea of lights on the ground is absolutely indescribable.
Despite all the beauty, the night also harbors dangers and challenges: distances and approaches are difficult to estimate, formation flying by sight is difficult, and reading documents in the cockpit is a real cramp. You are constantly fighting against the reflections of the lighting in the canopy and anyone who lands a single-seat fighter aircraft for the first time in a snow shower at night and "amber" weather (visibility 800m, cloud base at 200ft/~70m) knows why there is a difficulty allowance gives. This is precisely why the use must be practiced regularly, because we can carry out our tasks at any time, in almost any weather.
"Night Shift"
Gerald Groß