Corrie,
Light duty helmets (bicycle, skate etc.) do not have the apropriate
crushable impact protection needed at the speeds/inertias of aviation
use. A bike helmet (most of them)are useless styrofoam and a light
shell. Skate helmets aren't much better. DOT, SNELL and ANSI test and
certify helmets for different uses.
UltraComm and Instruct-a-comm are a couple of other manufacturers that
make helmets for ultralight use. My comment about the $15 head was
meant as humor, not as a dig. I know your head is worth at least $20!
(another joke, come on loosen up).
Bill "$21head" Wallace

(Corrie) wrote in message . com...
Um, not to be a pill, but how is "aviation use" - especially for a
homebuilder - special? What's the purpose of a helmet? To protect
your head from damage when it hits something, right? What are you
likely to hit your head on while skating, skateboarding or biking?
Pavement - at speeds up to 20 mph or so. What are you likely to hit
your head on while flying an airplane? Internal structure (in
turbulence)? I know that military pilots wear substantial helmets,
but they face ejecting at high speed. WWII flyers wore cloth caps.

Ultralight flyers often wear full-face helmets like those worn by many
motocycle riders, but they risk hitting the ground at speeds faster
than a fast taxi.

So for our purposes, what's the need for an "aviation" helmet?

(Bill Wallace) wrote in message . com...
David Clark makes a hard (pieced) helmet that adapts to any of their
headsets. The model # is K-10, and it's pricey.
A ProTec, while you may be able to hang your headset on them, are not
made for aviation use. Don't waste your money on one (unless your head
is only worth $15!).
Bill

David Clark makes a cloth helmet.

Go to a sporting goods store and look for a skateboard helmet. We call them
Pro-techs...I picked mine up for about $15, and slapped an NVG mount on it,
for night E&E. You might be able to mod it to fit a headset...
...and they aren't just for Delta

Brad B.