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BUT Remember that air bags have never saved anybody except those who didn't wear seat belts. On the other hand, air bags HAVE killed a fair number of folks who WERE wearing seatbelts...Mostly kids. CONCLUSION Air bags are an unnecessary risk imposed upon us in the interest of protecting those dummies who would have, otherwise, been removed from the gene pool by their own carelessness. Dave Winters N2797H -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [COUPERS-TECH] Air Pillows ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- DON The concern with early inflation is that an inflated air bag or pillow could interfere with visibility and with your ability to reach and manipulate the controls of the airplane, both which are critical in the last seconds before a forced, off airport landing. Best regards Eliacim Quoting DONALD BOWEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > I didn't say I intended to blow it up, merely inflate it, possibly by using > a small CO2 cartridge such as is on a life jacket. Nor did I say it was a > great idea, but possibly better than nothing. I offered it as food for > thought. Your 13 exclamation marks indicate you didn't read it as I wrote > it. > Perhaps you were "jumping on me", Gordon? > Also, I do not see the logic stated by Elciam that too - early inflation > would render the pillow useless. Why would that be? I envision sticking the > (inflated)pillow in front of my face just prior to impacting a tree. I'm not > suggesting a self -inflating air bag, merely a small pillow to be inflated > when needed by the pilot or co-pilot using the toggle I mentioned. Another > salient point is my height of 6'3" which puts my skull very close to my > canopy (even closer, perhaps touching), in an Ercoupe). A previous post about > a pilotbreaking his neck after crashing his Coupe and flipping over while > being held upright by his shoulder harness provides more food for thought. > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [COUPERS-TECH] Air > PillowsDate: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:55:50 -0700 ----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this > forum.]---- > > > > > Only certain people would have the ability to blow up a pillow in a short > period of time in an emergency!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > I sometimes fly over water,e.g., enroute to Marathon and Key West, and even > over Lake Okeechobee. I wouldn't attempt a flight to the Bahamas in a Coupe. > Nevertheless, I carry a (deflated) life vest at all times - it doesn't weigh > very much, nor take up much room. I wonder if a small inflatable pillow could > serve as an air bag in the remote chance of an off field landing/crash > head-on into a tree? I'd guess that Wal Mart would have such in their > kiddies' pool accessory section? Of course, it would be highly desireable not > to crash head-on into a tree. > Don Bowen > ======================================================================== ===== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > ======================================================================== ===== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ======================================================================== ===== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
