BBDO
8th Jul 2002, 09:39
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??
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??