Things had gotten lax. It was the first state police aircraft accident
in 35 years.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/10/2012 7:08 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> That is quite surprising, Chuck. I'm not sure that I realised that before.
>
> I've worn a helmet for every flight I've undertaken, but for one civilian
> trip with a neighbour. We even use helmets in our little light aircraft.
>
> Chris
>
> On 10 Feb 2012, at 20:44, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> If my son had been wearing a helmet when he crashed his helicopter he'd
>> probably have walked away from the crash instead of nearly bleeding to
>> death and spending two years recovering. New York State Police did not
>> issue helmets or require them of their helicopter pilots. They do now.
>
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