In our work out here in Brazil we are running a programme of upgrades to the offshore helideck inventory and to help with briefing the non-aviators I have a little video clip of a landing carried out at night onto the Forties Echo. Twas in a 365 and the camera was a Fuji Finepix in video mode hand - held out of the LH DV window.
The reaction from the non aviators has always been a stunned silence, especially when I freeze the video just prior to the slide over the deck and they see how much you can't see...if that makes sense. Don't have any problems talking about 'obstacle environments' then.
Anybody who wants a copy to amuse their friends please PM me and I'll send you a copy.
Forgot to add that although night ops are not the norm we do have a fully equipped EMS machine (with doc) that is on Nt/Sby for emergencies.
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have put this clip on YOUTUBE - click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZLmjLHGQFY