Originally Posted by mexipilot84

NVGs might be all cool looking and what not, but flying with them just isnt to great. Having used them on the uh-60 in the army I can tell you it screws with your depth perception. We did have a HUD available for it to assist in keeping your eyes out in front. Just very easy to lose orientation. Study up on your night flying and fun things like flicker vertigo and illusions inflight. Personally I do not miss NVGs. Flying IFR is good enough for me.

If you want to fly with NVGs join the army, flying in a helo is another world with the nvgs.