Is the relatively marginal saving, compared with the cost of a "proper" aircraft helmet, ( and considering the total cost of operating your particular ride ) worth the RISK of finding out the hard way that the motorcycle / rally / bicycle / skateboarding helmet you used / modified to save a few pounds, leaves you with a fractured skull / broken neck ( or worse ) ?
And a motorcycle helmet will also be designed to protect a motorcyclist against the typical impact from falling / being knocked off their bike and hitting / skidding along the tarmac ( etc.)
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WTF... Do you really beleave that a motorcycle or rally helmet would not work well in helicopter crash....Im not talking about bicycle helmet or skatebord helmet, a hat would do better.
I don't know to what standards pilot's helmets are constructed, but there is a variation in motorbike helmet standards around the world, reflected in the individual state's approval stamp.
So very true, there is a lot of crap helmets on the market and that is why you would for your motorbike riding not buy the very cheapest one out there but preferably well known brands like Arai,HJC or Shoei maybe.
I'm with those brands you can find helmet that is just as safe as any flight helmet.
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