Adapting ex-mil soft helmet for GA use

[Genghis the Engineer]

Wide,

Thanks for the advice, which I accept in the spirit intended.

I own a pair of very satisfactory hard shelled / full visor / fitted helmets (well mine is fitted, and I adjust for pax) which I wear when required in such aeroplanes. It happens that I've been doing a fair bit of flying in a slow (50kn!) non-aerobatic machine with a front canopy, four-point harness and a cage structure around the cockpit, but no doors. It is designed to be flown with just a headset - but it's awfully draughty and the fact that the draughts tend to come sideways onto the large surface area of the hard shelled helmet is a ***** nuisance when wearing a hard electric hat.

Hence the desire for an inexpensive cloth helmet over the headset. Where required for safety, I'll put up with most levels of discomfort please rest assured.

Cheers,

G