MicRuler
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Howdy Guys, since whole concept of Ultralight Aviation sparked my interest about half a year ago I've heard a whole bunch of stories of forced landings. Most of them luckily landed safely but about 1/4 crashed, some of the pilots got survivable injuries like broken ankles, broken ribs, punctured lungs, etc while the unfortunate died in action. :depressed
For the record Im not a pilot so forgive any naivety but what I'd like to know is if a motorcyclist or ATV rider(suited up in a helmet, chest protector, knee braces, boots etc) can fly 70feet in the air off a jump and smash into a mountain side at 100mph and still get up and wobble away with the bike totalled :emb:.
Why arent there similar apparel for pilots? I know some pilots do wear helmets to protect that all important Brain but you'd think with all the cost that comes with aviation an extra $90 a piece give or take for a chest protector to guard your guts, and a pair of knee braces and ATV boots to protect your legs could save you months of healing, your wallet from hospital bills, time taken away from flying and most importantly that extra 7% survival rate in the event of misfortune.:whistle:
For the record Im not a pilot so forgive any naivety but what I'd like to know is if a motorcyclist or ATV rider(suited up in a helmet, chest protector, knee braces, boots etc) can fly 70feet in the air off a jump and smash into a mountain side at 100mph and still get up and wobble away with the bike totalled :emb:.
Why arent there similar apparel for pilots? I know some pilots do wear helmets to protect that all important Brain but you'd think with all the cost that comes with aviation an extra $90 a piece give or take for a chest protector to guard your guts, and a pair of knee braces and ATV boots to protect your legs could save you months of healing, your wallet from hospital bills, time taken away from flying and most importantly that extra 7% survival rate in the event of misfortune.:whistle: