In contraband I nicked the chopper with an rpg (like always), and fought it out.
In Reckoning I just advanced slowly over the hill, blowing up all armour as I went along, and then sniped everything in sight from the base of the hill.
As far as the goggles go, I picked them up from dead BMP and tank crewmen as the campaign progressed, so it was never really a problem.
Don't think I ran from a single fight in Resistance, fighting is the fun part after all.