Survivability
I was about to purchase a new headset and was considering which make etc when I read the recent thread on "flying fashions". Several people made, what I believed to be, very valid comments along the lines of - "it doesn't matter if you look like an idiot with gloves, helmet and flying suit, you're more likely to survive if you have to park in a field".
In the light of some recent fatal accidents eg the light plane in Portugal and at least two fatal accidents in the US, I was wandering:
a) whether people thought that a helmet and Nomex flying suit are likely to seriously improve your chances of survival in a light aircraft incident?
b) Also, have any studies been done on light aircraft accidents to establish whether measures such as these may have saved lives?
I'm now considering buying a helmet instead as for the extra £100 it might save my life? I fly the Scottish Aviation Bulldog but don't do aerobatics in it.
What do people think??