Civilian Use of Night Vision Goggles

Guillermo Salazar, Leonard Temme, and J. Charles Antonio
Aviat Space Environ Med 2003; 74:79-84

Abstract

Civil aviation operators have expressed an increased interest in conducting night operations with night vision imaging systems. The development of special operational concepts, hardware requirements, training requirements, and regulatory change and oversight is necessary to control for the known performance constraints associated with these devices. In 2001, the Aerospace Medical Association initiated an internal request to review the human factors issues concerning the use of night vision goggles (NVGs) in civilian flight operations. This paper provides some basic information on night vision imaging systems to highlight the Association's position for supporting the appropriate use of NVGs in civilian aviation while concurrently expressing the need for a judicious and studied approach to their deployment.

Keywords: night vision goggles, NVG, civilian flight operations.

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