Originally Posted by
KiwiNedNZ
Thanks Nut Loose - looks like its the same one. Interestingly it doesnt seem to be approved for aviation use (unless I am missing something) so why would they have it on display at European Rotors ? Any thoughts.
The EU does not certify harness for use in aviation but rather by what they do for the wearer. IE sports harnesses (does what it says), Comfort harnesses (suspension and positioning where it does not include a 'fall arrest' element) and then the addition of a shoulder harness can make a comfort harness into a fall arrest harness. After all your little pink body doesn't care if you are hanging from a tree with nylon rope, from a 20 story building site with steel rope or from a helicopter, the harness functionality vs body is what is important not necessarily the environment it is used in.
I believe in AUZ and NZ the aviation regulator takes this further but in my experience aviation regulators simply don't have the knowledge in harness design and manufacture to actually know what is right for the task or to keep up with the speed of such a specialist industry like fall and arrest, never mind the medical considerations.