Are NVG operating/physiological limitations being applied?
After the Puma/Gazz incident in S.Armagh, the boffins at Farnborough were asked to carry out numerous tests involving gogs/ambient lighting etc. To say that gogs were rushed into use in NI is a bit of an understatement......AAC/RAF politics sought out the first sqn to be truely, 100% 24/7 capable...but that's another story.
What shocked the boffins was the lack of time sqns gave before flipping the gogs down and using them in anger. Something to do with the carrots and cones but, suffice to say, the RAF atleast were shooting around, using gogs without letting pilots eyes fully acclimatise.
Boffin went off to make some telephone calls because he thought we must have been mistaken - only to return after, I guess, having been told to get back in his box!
I understand technology has improved since early 90s but I know our eyes haven't.
Boffins stated 40mins min to acclimatise, sortie length 5 minutes.....bit of a problem there.
What's the latest wisdom?