Hello Groovers,
having been unfortunate enough to have ended the wrong way up in a field after a tail rotor malfunction, I am in no doubt that a major factor in our walking away without serious injury was the fact that all 8 on board were wearing helmets. I know some pax and engineers find them an annoyance but I feel that they should be used whenever they're availible.
I've never taken a beating like it. Helmet played a big part in my tiny brain staying inside my big head
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