"Paul Hanson" wrote in message
...
At 19:00 12 September 2007, Toad wrote:
On Sep 12, 12:46 pm, Tim Taylor wrote:
... I have been thinking it would be nice to have a study
of crashes to
determine if a helmet wold have saved many lives.
We fly at speeds up
to 200 mph, yet do not require a helmet of pilots.
I have been
looking at helmet types that would allow good vision
and movement in
gliders without excessive weight for the G's we pull.
Has anyone done
this type of study and/or tried flight helmets etc
in gliders?
...

See

http://iac78.org/newsletter/Newsletter_May_2007.pdf

for info on some of the available helmets.

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