Does VFR at night w/ no vis ref = IFR?
I flew a bunch of charters this past summer that took me over the ocean at night. It was prefect VFR, but there were no visual references. No moon, no horizon, I couldn't see any lights from land... solely instruments.
So my question is: Since I was flying using only my instruments (not because I wanted to, but because I was forced to) is it loggable as IFR? I can't come to a decisive answer myself.
On one hand, I think no, it's not loggable, because it wasn't IMC. On the other hand, I didn't have ANY outside visual references and was relying on instruments alone.