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Old 12th Sep 2016, 08:29
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abgd
 
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Flying helmets

I have an open-top Turbulent and I'd like a helmet in case I should ever tip it upside down. By far the cheapest seem to be RAF mk iv military helmets. Alas it's hard to integrate a headset to my old hang-gliding helmet.

I'm considering trying to fit an ANR module using the same conversion kit that I used for my David Clarke headset.

I really don't care how I look. The RAF wear Nomex and hard helmets for a reason and if as a side effect of being cheap, I end up looking like a poser, that's fine. But are there any downsides to these helmets in a small wooden aircraft - e.g. too big, bulky, heavy, overkill, plutonium contamination etc?

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