Shy Torque-
Yes, night VFR.
So far no NVGs at my base, although they've been promised and declared a priority for approximately 5 years. Our night VFR WX minimums are significantly increased as a consequence of these limitations, and those limits have not had statistically significant consequences yet (regards IFR capability).
NVGs are different safety and economic factors. We operate into mountainous areas with no cultural lighting. Expensive as NVG kit are, we're losing much more by not having them, the most conservative response rule means we don't even consider requests where NVGs would make an immediate difference- and the company knows it.
Last edited by Devil 49; 20th Dec 2009 at 14:10.