Here is an option to avoid PPE and still protect the pilots, shown here in an AW 139, seems a safe solution to potentially problems?
https://www.heliopsmag.com/chc-based...der-for-aw139A team of CHC engineers, based in Den Helder, Netherlands, has developed and fitted a plastic flexible cockpit/cabin divider that can be fitted to their AW139 fleet.
Highlighting real team work and collaboration between their technical services, maintenance, type technical pilots and management the system has been approved by, Leonardo Helicopters, the CAA-NL and Netherlands based customers. They are now working closely with the UK CAA and hope to receive approval later this week.
EMEA Senior Manager Maintenance Lee James, explained: The development, approval and introduction of a new piece of equipment would usually take many months. We have achieved this from first idea to implementation in daily flight routine in two weeks.