Originally Posted by
treadigraph
Do these guys have any form of synthetic vision to assist them flying in poor vis apart from NVGs?
Persistent rumour has it that certain Pumas were using both PNGs and RTIR ( far IR spectrum) - with a cadged NightSun searchlight side-mounted with a red filter to act as a pointer - while doing that sort of 'training exercise' down in 'Bandit Country' during the early 70's. Oh, and often as not in icing conditions.....
I rather imagine that the kit has improved just a leetl along the way, to include
inter alia a much better 'far IR' spotlight coupled to a helmet mounted sight. '
Oops! Did I just write that.......