Flightsuits and Survival Suits
I recently picked up a brand new nomex flight suit from an army surplus shop. It is actually for tank crews but has reasonable fire resistant qualities. I wonder if anyone eles has one / wears one for flying light aircraft / has considered wearing one.
I suspect this topic will follow the lines of the bone dome argument. Ie. yes, once in a lifetime it may be handy but the rest of the time you will look like an excentric in the flying clubs. I suppose to be totally effective you also need nomex gloves and eye protection.
Whether or not I will wear it remains to be seen, but reading about the slingsby crash in January Pilot magazine where the occupants were trapped and there was a fire does make you wonder.
What do you think?