Crab - I do get it. All that next paragraph.....me too.
One final comment before Riadbec destroys the thread....I can't imagine the SOP for NVG's including line creeping in cloud using them as defacto x-ray vision. Well done and well done, to your colleague who pulled it off....condolences to the families of the next one/s who don't quite.
regards, respect
DD