Gessler
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Civil Chopper Pilots never used NVG still they fly at night...Thatswhy i say that NVG is a added advantage.What if there are no stars and moon how will the Pilot use his NVG then?
These equipments like GPWS,ADF,Doppler Nav and Radio Altimeter are more useful than the NVG which doesnt tell you your height or way but just paints everything in green and displays it.
If a Pilot gets lost at night he cannot use his NVG to find a way but if he has ADF he can home onto AIR station(yeah all india radio stations) and find his way to the nearest city.Anyways thats another topic all together relating to Air Navigation which is not related to this topic.
I don't mean to say NV is tops and all other systems are useless. Yes, the pilot takes info
from a multitude of systems to make his way, but the NV is a capability present on each
and every modern helicopter flying today.
It would have been better if they had NV too, but still they did a great job without
it.