SKIDBITER
Hi there,
I don't know what they do in the land of Oz, but here in Canada, most Transport Canada Inspectors and examinere (the ones I have had mys students fly with) always wears one. I always wear one, even just for ground runs! Why risk your head, your job and your life, when wearing one could perhaps save you? Think about birdstrikes, a two pound bird coming at you at even a puny speed of 70 knots will make a mess of your face, not to include the flying debris of windshield!
If the customer starts asking question such as "how come you're wearing a helmet and I'm not?" my answer would be: "I fly this thing all the time, you anly fly once!"
I don't want an accident, and I'm not looking for one, but I am well aware that they do happen, and they can happen to anyone!
In human factors we learn about hazardous attitudes, one of the is involnurability, or It won't happen to me, the proper antidote is: "It CAN happen to me!"
Just my 2 pence