E3 NVG—Enlightening Your Future

Professional Education Course (PEC)
Instructor: Tony Tsantles

Price by Jan. 12: $345 Member | $505 Nonmember
Price after Jan. 12: $480 Member | $705 Nonmember

This course introduces new night-vision goggle (NVG) technology and what it can do for the aviator while still emphasizing safety in night time aviation operations. Accident case studies where NVGs have been reported to be onboard the aircraft or in use at time of the incident will be presented. The course will cover all basic operations, rules/regulations, cockpit modifications/testing and the history of night vision, while dispelling misleading findings in those accident case studies. Presenters will discuss the effects spatial disorientation can have on our community and what we as aviators can do to prepare for it.

Learning Objectives: By the conclusion of the course, participants will have learned:

• The capabilities of NVG
• How best to employ the systems to emphasize their capabilities
• How to dispel rumors and misreported findings about NVGs in accident case studies
• A training solution for so many spatial disorientation issues in the aviation community.

Instructor Bio

Tony Tsantles served as a US Army Aviation helicopter crew member, instructor, and Black Hawk instructor pilot from 1998 to 2018 before joining Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) in 2018 and since becoming the company’s director of operations and chief flight instructor for its 14 CFR Part 141 rotorcraft courses. Tony is a Part 135 night-vision goggles (NVG) check pilot in helicopters and holds an airline transport pilot rotorcraft–helicopter rating, CFI/II, and private pilot rating in airplane, single-engine land.