Should We Wear Helmets?
Dear Everyone,
Personally I feel that wearing a helmet must be compulsory for everyone in any business that involves a risk of a head injury. Coming to the business of CIVIL aviation, I do not have a record of helmets being made compulsory by any Airline for it's pilots nor any authority calling for a compulsion on wearing of a helmet by pilots on ANY flight by it's pilots. Even the ICAO (to my knowledge) does not define any regulations towards wearing a helmet by pilots. So, what does an airline expect? Put a helmet on every pilot's head before a flight as a routine? Safety-wise true, but is it practical? We certainly need to sort out the issue and get appropriate guidelines issued by the concerned Civil Avaition Authority. On the one hand, in certain phases of flight it's (I feel) a necessity, whereas, in most other phases of flight, taken to extremes it would become a pain in the posterior. My thoughts are certainly open for comment and suggestions and they are always welcome. Thanks
Hawk