Trade groups push for night use of NVG/EVS
A trio of helicopter trade associations are recommending that the FAA mandate night-vision goggles, enhanced-vision systems or IFR-only operations for all

A trio of helicopter trade associations are recommending that the FAA mandate night-vision goggles, enhanced-vision systems or IFR-only operations for all night flights of EMS helicopters. The recommendations overlap many key advisories made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in 2006.

The industry proposals were made one week before the NTSB held highly visible public hearings on HEMS safety last month and come on the heels of nine fatal helicopter EMS accidents since December 2007.

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