Oh I dunno, a nice flash set of NVG's would certainly increase the survival chances during a night time forced landing.
Not that I've got the cash to buy a set though !
In general I'd agree with Toppers, at PPL training level your brain is already going to be overloaded with the actual flying of the aircraft.
So much so in fact that it probably wont notice that its being crushed in a cheapo pair of cans.
A couple of hundred hours later however, when flying becomes less demanding you'll certainly notice it after an hour or so that's for sure !!
Best save your money for the actual training, either that or buy a cheapo pair if you really want your own set.
I've used those Harry's HM-40 things for a few years without any probs and they only cost about £80 ish.
Saying that though my new PA17-79's arrived the other day and after 2 hours flying in them I'm never going back !
Regards
UA
[ 01 August 2001: Message edited by: Unusual Attitude ]