Seat belt adjustment

[Thruster88]

This close call highlights the need for correct seat belt adjustment especially the lap part. Adjust the lap and then the shoulder harness for best results. 

 

 https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2019/aair/ao-2019-028/

[APenNameAndThatA]

It turns out aerobatic pilots wear helmets for hitting their head in flight, not when they crash. Who knew? 
 

The poor student. A really close call through no fault of their own. 

[Jerry_Atrick]

I had some credits with an air school in North London. So a work colleague who was also a member of my PA28 syndicate and I flew from Surrey (Fairoaks) to North London (Elstree) where I was to use up the credit showing him a loop in a tired C150A.. It had a 4 point harness and normally I check the thing is very tight.. must have forgot. We took off, found an area of sky where there weren't too many others around and in the apex, I came off my seat, pulling back on the control column.. Didn't hit my head, but it did wake me up...  (Also, a couple of pens fell from behind the rudder pedals... that was more worrying...)

[pmccarthy]

My lap belt gets tighter every year. Must be a safety feature.

[RFguy]

I found that I started tightening my lap belt MUCH tighter when I started flying in (gusty + xwind) and  (windy bad weather + low level ) . Needed to have that part of me well anchored to get the consistent pressure I wanted on the pedals, which was hard to obtain with my waist moving left and right in the seat.

I'm a skinny bugger and really need a bucket seat rather than a bench seat. 

-glen.