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Tony crashed his Bronco at Kemble recently, and he is having quite a hard time in hospital and is still getting skin grafts. However he was wearing a helmet, nomex, and some cotton undergarments - without which his injuries would definitely be much worse. Just maybe this saved his life.
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I would suggest that flying a high performance warbird at an airshow is at a whole different level of risk then flying a Pa 28 on a local flight. A helmet, full nomex flight suit and boots is an entirely appropriate response to that risk for a Bronco but overkill for a Pa28
This discussion reminds me of the thread a 10hr PPL wrote about how to deal with jammed flight controls. He was not very receptive when it was pointed out that there were many much more likely emergencies that he should achieve proficiency at before worrying about the jammed control scenario.
Perhaps I am jaded by the fact that everyone I have ever seen wearing a nomex flightsuit in your average Cessna/Piper was a "look at me" poseur rather then somebody who was wearing it as part of a well thought out holistic risk reduction strategy that started with a pilots determination to attain and maintain high levels of personal flying skills for both normal and abnormal situations.
Last edited by Big Pistons Forever; 2nd August 2012 at 01:35.