Need help for a Helmet - Page 2

Snowflake · #11 12-12-2014, 07:26 AM

I was given a hand-me-down Alpha helmet a few years back. I upgraded with a Headsets Inc. kit and it's now as quiet as my Lightspeed, and has a nice protected visor that I can flip down with a lever on the side of my head.

It's a little heavier than a standard headset, but the convenience of the tinted visor and the increased protection from flocks of geese that seem to like crowding our runways two seasons a year are worth it.

bird · #12 12-12-2014, 07:40 AM

Thanks for all the insight guys.

Bird

PerfTech · #13 12-12-2014, 08:41 AM

... These are some of the worlds finest, and reasonable as well. Thanks, Allan...

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http://www.boneheadcomposites.com/

lrgabriel · #14 12-13-2014, 01:53 AM

Just another plug for Bonehead Composites--call and ask about the PilotX. It's the nicest flying helmet I've ever worn.

drozovs · #15 01-01-2015, 08:32 PM

Im partial to MSA Gallet... finest helmets IMHO...

With regards to new or old... every helmet has a lifespan... every time a helmet is dropped, expose to UV, or other "negative" events, its life is shortened... I would not purchase a used helmet unless I knew its exact history... that said I work in flight safety so I may be a little intense when it comes to these sorts of things

Bill Dicus · #16 01-01-2015, 08:57 PM

Hi Alan. Thanks for your post. Can you tell us which helmet you have from bonehead and how it works with headset or Halo's etc. Do you have to buy new speakers to mount inside the helmet in place of your headset, and what about the mic? Perhaps I missed them but didn't find these specifics on the web site (which seems very well done).

lrgabriel · #17 01-02-2015, 01:21 AM

Hi Bill -

Hope you don't mind me jumping in here. Bonehead Composites has been working on a purpose-built aviation model called the PilotX (it's pretty new, which is why it probably isn't on the website yet).

If you order it with the comms package, it has a flexible boom mic and molded earcups with integral speakers.

It is OUTSTANDING. Give them a call and ask to talk to Chris--he's an RV driver as well, if I'm not mistaken, and is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful.

Louis

Cfrisella · #18 08-12-2015, 06:45 PM

I use the PilotX, but I'm a bit biased.

A bit more low profile than the HGU-33

jbDC9 · #19 08-12-2015, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Cfrisella

I use the PilotX, but I'm a bit biased.

A bit more low profile than the HGU-33

Now that's a cool looking lid! And it does indeed have a lower profile than the HGU-55, which is impressive as the 55 is pretty low profile as is. For comparison, my first helmet was a used but nice Gallet LH250; a great quality helmet with dual visors, but man, that thing was huge! Made my already big head look a bit like Sputnik, plus it barely fit under the pointy, narrow canopy on a T-6. I think I like 'em smaller...

Andy Hill · #20 08-13-2015, 06:07 AM

End of the day, any Helmet is going to be safer than none.

The priorities I would consider are listed by others and yourself. For a good fit, you will either need to be lucky, or buy a brand from someone where you can try the various sizes and get the correct size and fitting.

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I know I want a hidden slide down visor

As above be careful about clearance v canopy. I paid extra to have the solid cover removed, have a single visor and just a cloth cover - all with the aim of the lowest profile I could have. Not so important in an RV-8, critical in an RV-6/7/9.

I paid a lot for a re-furb Alpha 900, single visor, integral ANR. Best money ever spent, with many RV, Yak, Extra and Jet Provost hours to date. But you can be lucky/crafty with eBay / self installed ANR.