Do You Wear a Helmet?

[maniago]

I wore a helmet in the Buff and T37 and frankly hated the thing with a passion. But as said before, there's no other way to strap O2 to your face, so I sucked it up. But not for my M2 or any other plane I fly in, unless obviously warranted.

That said, Gorbaks first pic does speak of another issue (and not trying to hijack the thread), but I'd think a nomex flight suit would be far more appropriate for our homebuilts with their "firewalls".

Not sure if RVs have a header tank, but my M2 does and this is far more of a concern than a helmet to me.

[Saville]

What about a cloth helmet for holding the mike and earphones, as well as a pair of goggles for secondary eye protection?

Doesn't scratch the canopy or take up a lot of room

Provides a place to hang the mike and earphones

Could provide a bit of comfort in case of canopy failure (for whatever reason...birdstrike etc)

Not particularly heavy so no massive neck strain.

Might contribute to comfort during those cold Winter flights.

[DrillBit]

Originally Posted by Saville

What about a cloth helmet for holding the mike and earphones, as well as a pair of goggles for secondary eye protection?...

And ack-ack-ack-ing the 109's over the Channel with Robert Shaw...priceless!

Sorry, rewatched Battle of Britain on our new widescreen telly last night...

[DonFromTX]

I have laid awake nights trying to figure out why Kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

[Saville]

Originally Posted by DrillBit

And ack-ack-ack-ing the 109's over the Channel with Robert Shaw...priceless!

Sorry, rewatched Battle of Britain on our new widescreen telly last night...

You can teach.....................


A worthy way to spend one's evening

I can also suggest "Spitfire Ace" to be found on Youtube. It's non-fiction and terribly interesting.

[rjbob]

Originally Posted by Andy Hill

For safety, there is little question to me the helmet will always be the "safer" option than no helmet. But whether the difference is significant or negligible will depend on the type of accident...

Substitute the word "sometimes" for "always" in order for this statement to be factual.

My opinion is that if one feels safer, wear a helmet. In an RV, I believe an helmet could be useful if in turbulence if the seat belt is loose...tighten the belt.

Bob

[dabney]

I used to fly police patrol in LA down low usually 500-1000ft AGL. Throughout the city at that altitude there are big ol' dumb seagulls flying around.

Two seagull bird strikes (no other type of bird strikes) in over 200,000 hours of flight for the whole unit while I was there.

In those two cases the seagull went through the co-pilot side front windshield of a Bell 206 and ended up on the lap of the observer. Blood, guts, injured bird flapping, noise, etc. We always wore helmets (required) and were supposed to always have the visor down. In both cases the observer did not receive any injuries probably due to the helmet and visor.

The pilots said the screaming of the observer was a bigger distraction than the noise.

[rzbill]

Only this........

[Maxrate]

http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.av...24X85621&key=1

Interesting read. No final report but large bird feathers were reported to be discovered in the wreckage. Awaiting the probable cause from the NTSB..I believe both pilot and passenger were wearing helmets.

[acroflyrgirl]

Do you know of any of the "lower profile under 200g" helmets? I am interested.

Originally Posted by AV8AZ

The HGU-55 helmet data sheet shows the medium sized lightweight model to weigh over 900 grams while other suitable helmets are available with weights under 200g that are much lower profile.


Tyson