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Perhaps it's just too dangerous to do it at night. You have hardly any visibility in low level flying. The pilot may not be insured in this time (it's likely v
by deugtniet 7y ago
Perhaps it's just too dangerous to do it at night. You have hardly any visibility in low level flying.
The pilot may not be insured in this time (it's likely very expensive), or the pilot is not licenced to fly helicopters at low altitudes at night.
A few years ago in the Netherlands there was an Apache that flew into a high voltage power line at night, even though he had military grade night vision gear. So even then it's not easy.
In the aftermath it took multiple months before his mistake was fully fixed.
- gbacon 7y agoWires can be really difficult to see during the day. Forget it at night. Flying at night is great. The air is usually smooth and stable. The lights below are nice to look at, especially near water. If things go wrong at night however, it can get ugly. The fatality rate for nighttime aviation accidents is significantly higher.
- FabHK 7y agoChecklist for engine failure at night: * Speed - 65 KIAS (best glide) * At 200 ft AGL: Landing Lights - ON * If you don't like what you see: Landing Lights - OFF
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoYes, assumed too dangerous, but was hoping for a definitive answer, it must surely rain at night pretty often in this area. If that still ruins the crop then the economics are changed considerably.