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Hey Mike, are you sure you want to come and fly in Canada…. Your nice new flying gloves would get dirty lifting barrels

Thats what they are most usefull for
Thanks for the replies. The gloves from Hatch look like they could be the go.

SASless, I think you would get too many "doorman" jokes with the Brit gloves! I think being full leather they would be hotter duing summer?

Cheers BM

I have been using Bennett Safetywear gloves for the past year and they are very soft and comfortable. They are a copy of the US style leather/nomex style available in various colours.

Just google for their website - the gloves cost around GB £ 30.

Look into the Hatch "Operator" line of gloves:

http://www.ustacticalsupply.com/hatchoperator.shtml

I got a pair of these tasty items about 4 months ago, and my god... I'm never going back to the standard ole uncle-sam issue !!!!e! The fingular feel out of the operators is so much better than the standard ones, its amazing... they feel thinner, fit better, and are more flexible... plus the little puff cuff keeps your wrist cooler and works super well when wearing a watch underneath (or pulling the glove foreward to see the watch). The leather on the palms is leaps and bounds ahead of the !!!! on the standard gloves.... Plus, its got the nifty little knuckle pad, very useful in protecting ones hands during a quick backhand to a passenger.

I think they're kevlar, not nomex, but 800 degrees F is plenty for me.

Definately give these things a shot... like I said, I'm a total convert.

-Mike

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Big M,

lf you are going to canada to work then try just about any army surplus store over there. Genuine nomex gloves about half the price of anywhere else. Quite often they won't charge you gst if you flash a flight crew licence!

Go here, trust me:

http://www.copquest.com/12%2D1500.htm

Try helicoptersonly.com.

Fast service and good prices.

We use the Bennets Safetywear ones too, can heartily recommend them

http://www.bennettsafetywear.co.uk/p...hand/index.php

I´m flying in Northern Europe and I have been looking for Nomex Flight Gloves.

Any advise ? What brand and so on ?

Try here:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/SC-ARMY-SURPLUS-SUPERSTORE

Or here

http://www.bennettsafetywear.co.uk/index.php

aeromys - thankyou very much for that link. I've been trying to find some replacement immersion gloves ever since the current pair overdosed on JetA1 a while ago.

Now, does anyone know whether the old flying gauntlets with the adjustable strap (I was told they were primarily for high-altitude eg PR9 ops) can be found anywhere?

Hi there,

I am searching for some good, comfortable and safe flying boots and gloves, does anyone have any experience to share?

Thank you.

Best regards.

Sometimes i use the original Nomex Flying Gloves, issued by the army..

You can find them on ebay also-for app. 12-15 euro...

Boots:
Depends on where you are flying...
Winter?
Summer?
Or both....?

Europe?
Asia?
Africa?
Cold, snowy or icy regions?
Hot, desert and sandy regions?

There was a discussion some time ago cant find it though

Army style nomex gloves and Magnum boots!

I am useing regular nomex flight gloves for flying and they are ok (for mi-8/17) but they were not suitable for bell-206

so the 206's thought you were a bit rough on them, they like the velvet touch, unlike those ruskys, they like it a bit rough.