Headset Slipping under G
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The issue with helmets is that you need to know what you are trying to protect against.
even an engine failure and subsequent sudden stop on landing if you hit something can prove fatal after getting the AH embedded in your forehead.
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NZ Formation aeros practice. One Harvard cuts the tail off another. Next option for the tail-less? None. 1 dead.
Lets say he was at the legal minimum for aerobatics of 3000ft AGL, with no tail i can assume said aircraft was in a pretty steep descent which would mean they might have had maybe 20 seconds to get out and inflate the chute, chute wouldnt have made a difference
Lets say he was at the legal minimum for aerobatics of 3000ft AGL, with no tail i can assume said aircraft was in a pretty steep descent which would mean they might have had maybe 20 seconds to get out and inflate the chute, chute wouldnt have made a difference
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Glider pilot gets flung thru the canopy in a violent thermal after removing straps to adjust instrument. Next option... pull ripcord. 1 lives to tell the tale.
What the?? That man deserves a Darwin award, sounds like a urban myth to me
What the?? That man deserves a Darwin award, sounds like a urban myth to me
http://2009.gfa.org.au/Docs/ops/safe...ts/FSA0600.pdf
In the good old days spinning was a mandatory part of the syllabus... and a way of saving time on descent from on high.
I am sure there were a few WW2 trainees who bailed out when Tigers or, later when Chipmunks were the go. Some old RAAF/RAF chappies might have examples.
When doing spins in sailplanes, again there would have been no problem seperating self from the machine... might have needed a good kick off, but do-able.
gx...The glider story is true... see back issue of Aust Gliding..."X" years ago. At Gawler was it?? Might have even made the old 'crash comic' / Safety Digest.
The US Stearman exponent, whose name escapes me, I think was the same guy killed in a mid air collision at an airshow.... he was flying the Stearman with a jet slung underneath. Spectacular exit that's for sure.!! You tube????
As for the Harvard guy... I'm sure he would have given it his best shot... how long does it take to jettison the canopy, punch the harness release... and heave himself over the side..5.?.10 seconds.???...MUCH better to try than NO alternative.
I am sure there were a few WW2 trainees who bailed out when Tigers or, later when Chipmunks were the go. Some old RAAF/RAF chappies might have examples.
When doing spins in sailplanes, again there would have been no problem seperating self from the machine... might have needed a good kick off, but do-able.
gx...The glider story is true... see back issue of Aust Gliding..."X" years ago. At Gawler was it?? Might have even made the old 'crash comic' / Safety Digest.
The US Stearman exponent, whose name escapes me, I think was the same guy killed in a mid air collision at an airshow.... he was flying the Stearman with a jet slung underneath. Spectacular exit that's for sure.!! You tube????
As for the Harvard guy... I'm sure he would have given it his best shot... how long does it take to jettison the canopy, punch the harness release... and heave himself over the side..5.?.10 seconds.???...MUCH better to try than NO alternative.
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Wearing of parachutes is not required in Australia and very few aerobatic pilots wear them, so unless you are one of this minority, there is no requirement for bail out protection.
Not many aircraft i know of have padded instrument panels
Oh and for the uneducated... the -55 is neither heavy nor reduces peripheral vision.
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well there seems to be lots of support for helmets etc, can anyone recommend a good helmet? obviously things like ANR etc would be good too.
I have used Alpha now for the past 15+ years, but whatever you get I would recommend CEP rather than ANR. I had ANR fitted to my last Alpha and it couldn't cope with doors off ops in helicopters (same for open cockpit stiff wing), so my Alpha Eagle has CEP which is absolutely brilliant for clarity and noise attenuation. Plus it can be transferred between headsets and helmets, and always has the fallback of using the built in speakers
Interesting article by John Morrissey in the May 2011 issue of Sport Aerobatics magazine. He and a colleague between them had ejected 4 times during their military careers. They did a little exercise - each 4 times. Sit in a Pitts S-2S for some time in a hangar then when some-one bangs on the fuselage start the activity - open canopy, remove headset, release two safety harnesses, stand up on the seat and get one leg out onto the wing walk. Their best time was 23 seconds to get out of this aeroplane.
Incidentally, I have used a cat collar to keep a headset on doing serious negative G until I saved up enough to buy a locally made leather "helmet" to suit a DC.
Like xgjunkie, my std DC stays on doing around -2 to +5.
Incidentally, I have used a cat collar to keep a headset on doing serious negative G until I saved up enough to buy a locally made leather "helmet" to suit a DC.
Like xgjunkie, my std DC stays on doing around -2 to +5.
For the OP wanting a method of keeping his Lightspeed headset in place, Gibson and Barnes have some reasonably priced headset helmets
