Originally Posted by
CertGuy
Hmm, I've got around 350 hours of solo experience in these conditions in an R22 at night over San Francisco. I'd say the cause of this one wasn't really that he didn't use carb heat, but that the reason he didn't even unlatch the carb heat assist, was due to being distracted by it being a photo flight.
Flying solo is easy, but once there's someone next to you, its sooooo easy to get distracted and forget things.