WHY MEN FLY AIRPLANES

Hueydriver said
Nice cut away PVS-5 nods! My guess is you went through flight school when flying NVGs was just a familiarization and not a qualification. Fun days, especially flying with full face PVS-5's and training with the "day filter PVS-5" goggles. I served from 1972 - 1999 and was an Army Aviator from 1983 until I retired (I was also a Senior Aviator - missed my Master wings by 5 months of rated time when I retired). I agree it took much more finesse to fly a Huey than a Hawk, but both proved to be great combat multipliers in their time. I also want to also thank you for your service.

Actually I didn’t train on NVG at Rucker it was when I went to my first unit.Yes the “goggles that we had were dim and very grainy and ate many batteries.The nearest post from San Antonio
Ft Sam Houston was Ft hood. I filled up a few pages in my logbook with entries to accomplish repairs there. It was my understanding that the goggles were for ground combat and were adapted for flight.
Brooks