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Message: Re: Helmet Quick Disconnect (was Nomex (was [IAC] Flight suits))
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From: George & Jan Norris <norris at primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 08:05:21 UTC
Tom Jones wrote: > One more thing. Anyone who flys with any kind of strap-on helmet - cloth, > kevlar or whatever - should have a quick-disconnect on the headset cord near > the helmet to allow them to exit the aircraft gracefully. Trust me. One > looks and feels really stupid when your body tries to run and your head's > still attached to the aircraft. And that's without fire, and without being > in the middle of a low altitude bail-out. > > That disconnect, the IAC SHOULD require. There is a simple solution to the quick disconnect problem for those using military style helmets ... count me in as one of those! I've been using a Flight Suits HGU-55 helment for a little over a year. It's expensive (>$600 in Kevlar), light weight (~DC headset), and overall not too bad to wear (anything is hot in Arizona in the summer!). One thing I found by accident was to get the single plug U-174 mic/phone connector on the helment and use a flexible U-174 to Type 88 (two plug) adapter (plugs connected by about 3" of wire). The adapter makes a very nice emergency quick disconnect since it easily moves in the direction of the helment cord. A standard Type 88 would be at right angles to the direction you would tend to pull it (at least in the Pitts S-2B I fly). I, of course, have tested it more than once in getting out of the airplane too quickly on a hot day! A cheap solution and one less thing to worry about in an emergency egress! ============================================ This message is from (check all that apply) o o (X) George Norris PP-ASEL-IA \_|_/ ( ) Jan Markham (Norris) PP-ASEL =====(_o_)===== Bonanza V35B 19A, Pitts S2B 1JH, & TBD | X v X | email: norris at primenet.com =================
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