Night-vision goggle training offered by two exhibiting firms
Given recent NTSB recommendations on safety in EMS helicopter night operations, emphasis on training flight crews in the use of night-vision goggles (NVG)

Given recent NTSB recommendations on safety in EMS helicopter night operations, emphasis on training flight crews in the use of night-vision goggles (NVG) has increased. Two companies offering that training who are exhibiting at Heli-Expo 2010 are Aviation Specialties Unlimited (Booth No. 2101) and Night Flight Concepts (Booth 1024).

Aviation Specialties of Boise, Idaho, celebrated its 15th anniversary Sunday night. Since its founding, the company has trained 1,083 pilots and 2,575 crewmembers while completing 425 supplemental type certificates for NVG-compatible cockpit lighting.