There are a lot of things in life we all should do, BUT DON'T. The helmet thing is one of them. First off. This isn't meant to offend anyone, just to make y'all think about how ludicrous the airplane helmet is. Every example I will mention next is more likely to kill you than a helmet saving your life in a plane crash.


*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer eat at McDonalds, Car's Jr, Red Robin, Jack in the Box, Wendy's, Dairy Queen, but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to eat rare meat but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to swim in a river or lake without a life jacket but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to drive a car with no helmet but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to ride a bike with no helmet but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to ride mass transit but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to eat ice cream but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to operate farm machinery but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to use a ladder to paint your home, clean the gutters, or mow your grass, but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to be in the sun with out SPF 50 on but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

*You might be a helmet snob if you think it is safer to let a doctor operate on you but to dangerous to fly with out a helmet.

Cheers...Rob

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Hasty Generalization (Fallacy)
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Very interesting assumptions and conclusion.

Obviously everyone will assess their own risk and make choices to suit their risk tolerance. Personally, I wear a helmet in my rag and tube plane because in rough air I have actually hit my head on the interior cabin structure. Also, there is a magnetic compass sitting above my head waiting to gash me if I were to nose it over and go upside down. Sometimes it's not always about life or death in a fiery crash.

Back in the day, the ski patrol would not let you ski on public slopes with a helmet. Now, many recreational skiers wear helmets all the time. Why? Because it hurts when you whack your head on the snow. And, in some rare instances, it might save your life.

Good luck up there, and I wish you smooth air, and no accidents.

I remember not long ago when people would laugh at someone for wearing a helmet on a leisurely Sunday bike ride.

Hell, I used to rock climb with a bare skull.

I don't wear a helmet in the 170 but I'd never begrudge someone who did.

It depends on the kind of flying you do. If your a pavement pounder, you're probably a low risk. If your going off airport day in and day out, you have a higher risk of wrecking. I wear a helmet in the stearman, because I stick my head out when I slip, and the visor is nice. Plus it keeps my head warm, and I don't have as much hair as I used to.


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I have seen how you fly Rob, if anyone needs a helmet it might be you!

Mauleguy wrote:I have seen how you fly Rob, if anyone needs a helmet it might be you!

I don't care who you are, that's funny!

I need a helmet and hockey pads. Some of my landings are more like controlled crashes.

Cheers...Rob

Rob, I feel like there was a moment early in your life when a helmet could have prevented this post.

Could be similar to the post about only buying a bas harness for the pilot seat.......I don't think I would have many passengers if I put on a helmet when i climbed in the plane......Single pilot, open cockpit, hardcore off airport - sure, good idea. Otherwise - comparable to Leslie Neilson's naked gun full body condom......

It seems like the arguments against boil down to

Vanity... a helmet would mess up my hair... and my dashing self image would never be the same. Worse, someone might make a snide comment.

Cost ... I can stay Three nights at the Hilton for the cost of a helmet...

Machismo... I can't imagine when I might ever, yes EVER need one... etc.

I think we're seeing the same arguments trotted out in the 70's when shoulder harnesses were brought into GA.

Helmets are like Condoms, you really don't need them until there is an accident.

Agreed to some extent. However, I have walked away from several using the helmet and am a bit senile now. We don't play football and we should be able to hit pretty slow. Still, the short term memory loss irritates the wife. Yes, we should wear helmets in automobiles too.

Zzz wrote:Rob, I feel like there was a moment early in your life when a helmet could have prevented this post.

That's the zinger of the summer right there.

I have a friend that would probably be alive if he had had either a helmet of shoulder harnesses. He pounded his head on the door post of his 172 when he could not out climb the terrain. He went up the wrong canyon at too low of altitude.

Tim

This reminds me of all the discussion with my farmer/orchardist extended family about why not wearing a seat belt could save you, you could be thrown free of the wreck that would otherwise kill you!!! We heard some discussion like that as kids at every extended family gathering for a few years running when Washington put in a seat belt law.

Having read through your list...I will just say that I must be the most boring, chicken person around. Because honestly, other than the food stuff, which are hardly relevant, living where I do without lots of food options...I pretty much am the guy that does all the things you list...except for the helmet in the car. I am a trained swiftwater rescue swimmer and a USA Swimming swim coach...I wear a life jacket in rivers and lakes. Of course, I am in Alaska, so it is easy to understand the value if you feel how cold the water is. I wear the helmet if biking. I ride mass transit when I am in Europe, but that has nothing to do with me thinking it is safer, just that it is convenient.

Anyway...I will just say...I don't own a helmet. But I have one for flying at work. I use it for every flight, including the ones I am not required to use it for. When I get myself a helmet for my personal plane, I will do the same.

Carry on.


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Rob said:

Some of my landings are more like controlled crashes.

I prefer to think of them as landing gear assessments.

I flew the 3rd Up backhaul to Loma Linda civilian hospital of the two pilots in a C-130 night tactical crash. Both were injured and lightly burned but had been first rescued by their uninjured crew. 1st Up, who brought them into the Combat Support Hospital said one pilot had worn a helmet and the other a headset. They said the one with his skull crushed down on one eye had worn the headset. The other was being backhauled only because of burns.

Denali wrote:Respectfully offered for everyone's consideration, the following....

Hasty Generalization (Fallacy)
Logical Fallacies: Examples of Hasty Generalizations

Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/hasty-generalization-fallacy-1690919

Love it! Added this site to favorites!

Nice one Rob - I like your sense of humour!

Battson wrote:Nice one Rob - I like your sense of humour!

I was a little bored last night.

As humans we all have contradictions when it comes to safety. I know guys who ware a helmets but no fire resistant clothing.

I know guys who won't eat fatty beef but drink like a fish.

It goes on and on.

Cheers...Rob