Sometimes new is best


Evolution can upgrade flight helmets with everything from new communications systems to improved noise reduction components to better safety features.


But Mifsud doesn’t necessarily advise people to use some older helmets in flight, even if they are refurbished, since base helmet technology is regularly being improved. After all, the first flight “helmets” were leather caps.


So in some cases, pilots may want a new helmet for a variety of reasons: they’re designed for better visibility with features such as a wider field of view; integrated communications systems for constant outside contact; better head protection with improved padding and secured features; lighter components that help reduce fatigue; advanced noise-cancelling features that increase eardrum protection; and advanced materials and construction that provide more durability.


Ignore at your peril


In all cases, Mifsud is quick to remind customers to inspect their headgear regularly so they can get repairs before they’re stuck in the air without a critical component. And that advice goes out to leisure pilots just as strongly as it goes out to medevac pilots, because they’re all basically doing the same thing.


“You’re in the sky in an upside-down lawn mower,” he noted with his usual wry humor.


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