Ok - put your hands up if you have done an auto at night to the hover - on an airfield where everything is level and clear.
Now keep your hands up if you have done an auto to the hover off airfield.
Anyone scared themselves sh*tless yet?
Now imagine it happening at an unplanned moment where you have to select a suitable landing area in the dark AND THEN carry out an EOL you can walk away from.
Does anyone still not get why it is more risky at night???
Hmm, just how many people have their hands up? Does this happen so often that at least 50% of pilots now have their hands up? In all the years single engine helicopters have been giving rides over the Vegas strip at night (and there's a lot of them) how many of those pilots have their hands up?
If I were to ever get a job giving rides in a single at night, exactly what are my odds of having an engine failure at night?