907Pilot wrote:I am looking at these A- Alpha Half Shell (Peltor, Sordin, LS, DC) helmets and putting the pictures next to my DC H10-30s, will I have to take the padding our of my headset to make it fit or will I have to order a bigger size helmet than my head? Do the helmets have some sort of retaining system to keep the headset in there, or do I put them on separately every time. How well are these going to protect my head if I ever get into that situation? I can't seem to find a lot of info online other than from the tactical application.

That's a great looking helmet, but I want to make sure I am not buying a $100 paperweight when its all said and done.

Thanks!

Cambo wrote:I wear mine in the helicopter while I'm working and prolly should in the while I'm flying in the sticks. All of our tanker pilots wear helmets, but they are required to. Most crop dusters wear helmets but some of the more stubborn ones don't. I have a MSA Gallett and love it, very comfortable even on a 11-12 hour day. Getting ANR installed by Headsets of Amarillo is a big plus as well!

Backcountry Tundra wrote:

Cambo wrote:I wear mine in the helicopter while I'm working and prolly should in the while I'm flying in the sticks. All of our tanker pilots wear helmets, but they are required to. Most crop dusters wear helmets but some of the more stubborn ones don't. I have a MSA Gallett and love it, very comfortable even on a 11-12 hour day. Getting ANR installed by Headsets of Amarillo is a big plus as well!

Thanks Cambo, that's exactly the info I'm looking for... question for you, when we fly in the mountains, we often stretch our necks in and out to look at features or other the wing and all... does the helmet reduce your field of view considerably or is the reduction not significant at all?
Also, do you have ANC (Active Noise Cancelling/Reduction) on yours? I seem to find the ANR option for rotary on the Merit apparel website but not for fixed wing. Also, do you have single or dual visor? if dual, what colors inner/outer ?

At first the Gentex seemed to be a good option as well but they are clear about it, their helmets
only offer limited impact protection which goes against the reason why I'm getting a helmet... so MSA it will likely be.

I've got the dual visor, one dark and one yellow. The yellow increases visibility in low light conditions but I rarely use it. Clear is nice if your hanging your head out the window a lot but I doubt you would in a airplane. No restricted visibility. The visor tucking up in the helmet is nice because it doesn't get scratched when the helmet is rolling around. I've got ANR from Headsets of Amarillo and it works well. They have a small plug that you can have wired into your aircraft that allows you to plug in and not use batteries. If you find your self in a aircraft with out one they also provide a battery pack that you can plug into.

Thanks much, BCT

Cambo wrote:I really like that idea with the Alpha half shell though, I just don't like the David Clamps. I wonder if you could get it to work with a pair of bose.

OregonMaule wrote:

Cambo wrote:I really like that idea with the Alpha half shell though, I just don't like the David Clamps. I wonder if you could get it to work with a pair of bose.

You can do anything if you throw enough money at it.

So what do you tell your passengers when your putting on a helmet and don't have one for them?

I don't need no stinking helmet for bikes, motorcycles, skiing, snowmobiling, airplanes or firefighting. If you want one, that is fine.

My last helmet when I was a fireMAN!

Good day

OregonMaule wrote:

Cambo wrote:So what do you tell your passengers when your putting on a helmet and don't have one for them?

I don't need no stinking helmet for bikes, motorcycles, skiing, snowmobiling, airplanes or firefighting. If you want one, that is fine.

I mean which wife would not want me around ....?