Binary_01, having an important job doesn't always corrrelate with being responcible. If you were flying in the dark, or I should say attempting to fly in the dark, even in a deserted location you used extremely poor judgement. I knew your story was meant to be amusing but instead it made me think about all the repurcussions of potentially dangerous activities to the sport. If the plane had come around and hurt your buddy or worse yet got away into the dark and hit a person or car or passing plane because you didn't know where it was it would give us all a huge black eye. Sorry, I don't mean to sound preachy but what you did wasn't very smart for someone who has as much intelligence as you must to hold the position you do.