Originally Posted by
Torquetalk
If you have the a lot of night time in R44 and see it differently, it is what it is. Given a choice of platforms, the R44, would be just one notch up from an R22 in my risk assessment for night flying. A B206 I‘d place some notches further up.
FAA have been leading Europe for decades on GNSS (inc approach/dep overlay and access to instrument qualification), but sometimes you need to do it without that aid and use the chart for for detail. The colonialists have the edge there (imh ((and frank)) o).
I've got a decent amount of time flying an R22 around a metropolitan area at night. No complaints. I've also done some LE in an R44 (including chasing after a couple of vehicles). Would I do it at night in a 44? Probably not, LE flying sucks.