Will, Probably 70 of them could have been prevented by eliminating pilot
error! The military wear helmets and at least historically their accident
rates I believe have been higher than civil ones. I wouldn't want to make a
thesis of that, but I do believe there have been serious research findings
that show that in recreational pursuits, risk taking by the people involved
tends to increase until the perceived level of risk reaches the level the
individual enjoys - which suggests that if helmets are worn and the
individual feels protected his level of risk taking might increase too, and
the number of pilot error crashes will increase!
Quite apart from that I don't fancy one, nor yet a parachute!
Happy landings, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Daniell" <wdaniell@etb.net.co>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:10 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Safety and helmets
>
> Probably opening a can of worms but anyway here goes.
>
> I read in the most recent AOPA report it mentions the FAA study of 647
> accidents of which 133 were fatal in Alaska between 2004 and 2009.
>
> The FAA mentions 20 of the 133 could have been prevented by shoulder
> harnesses - not particular surprise there.
>
> 38 of the 133 could have been prevent by inflatable restraints...this was
> a
> new one for me. Anyone else know anything about this?
>
> 33 of the 133 could have been prevents by the wearing of helmets -
> slightly
> surprised but at the same time it seems logical.
>
> 12 of the 133 could have been saved by ELT - again not particularly
> surprising in Alaska.
>
> I thought the inflatable restraints and the helmets point were quite
> interesting. Does anyone wear a helmet and if so what type? Does anyone
> know anything about inflatable restraints?
>
> Will
>
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