Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:56 am
#1905389
You are most likely trying to protect yourself from a sudden stop - so the biggest risk is face hitting the coaming. As such I'm not convinced that there is much point in an open fronted helmet. Anything that reduces your all round vision would make you more susceptible to a mid-air collision so I'd stay away.
Also a helmet will cause you to more easily bump your head on the ceiling if it is bumpy at all in many aircraft (depends how tall you are).
There is a place for them - but the number of injuries many of the helmets would have prevented is tiny (no stats available).