Originally Posted by
Arcal76
If she had NVG's, she probably wouldn't crash because one the big advantage is, you see the weather
So, if there is a shower, you see it, you see the size, the intensity. It is easy in this case to go around and avoid it.
If you don't have them, well you only know when you are in and it is to late.
Now, if you try to scud in low weather with NVG's with snow showers, it is the perfect tool to get disoriented.
Arcal76 I have to respectfully disagree at least in part with your comment about seeing the weather while using NVG's. Most of the time seeing the weather is the case but not always. In my part of the world when you have an overcast sky with multiple squalls of bad weather moving through on some nights it is very easy to fly into rain or cloud without seeing either. My operation is IFR so if at safe height it is really not an issue and those conditions certainly are not conducive for VFR, my point though is if a crew is pushing it VFR in marginal weather even with goggles they may not see rain or cloud until in it, even then it is possible an inexperienced crew are not aware they are in fact IMC. NVG's while awesome also have there limitations and are not a silver bullet especially if mixed with bad crew decision making.
I do not have any NVG experience in snow or sleet so perhaps the squall lines are more obvious in those conditions?