look up a few accident reports and see what has been happening thus far. USA operators have been allowed to send what have been essentially VFR aircraft on night IFR missions
Prove that Statement please.
Show us where that "permission" came from and cite a reference that states one can use a VFR aircraft on a Night IFR flight.
Did VFR helicopters wind up in IMC Conditions at Night....absolutely.
Did the Operators exercise proper Operational Control of their Aircraft/Pilots.... No.
Did the FAA do what it should have all along to monitor and ensure compliance with the existing Rules and Regulations.....HELL NO!
Did the FAA heed NTSB Recommendations.....HELL NO!
Did Pilot's exercise exceedingly poor judgement in far too many occasions...Absolutely.
Were the Operators and FAA far too slow in adopting NVG's....for sure.
Check the Accident Rates for the past couple of Years and see the improvement over the bad Years and remember there are two "Bad Periods" for accidents.
Most Fatal Accidents today are not Weather Related but are for other causes.
Tottigol knows of what he speaks and is dead on as to the root cause of the problems.
Satsuma might look to cleaning his own house before he gets too vocal about the USA. You folks have your own problems right now.