Originally Posted by
beardy
Mind you night close formation was fun, not having NVGs the nav couldn't see the other aircraft and could get quite worried!
During a helicopter exchange visit to New Mexico in 1994 the ‘mericans were trusting enough to allow me to have a go at refuelling from a C130 in one of their Blackhawks on NVG then descend to fly at 50’ agl over the desert, on a very dark night. In the RAF back then we were only cleared down to 150’ agl. One of our crewman instructors was down the back of the aircraft and not one peep came from his lips. I don’t ever remember him not speaking during a flight before….. all very trusting, anyway.