How is the risk any less per event for the passengers than it is for you?
Sure, you expose yourself more often, but if you think about it everyone
onboard is exposed to the same level of risk at the time the operations are
taking place. Increased frequency doesn't affect the per event risk and that
is what the Nomex is protecting against isn't it?

--
Jim Carter
"Cockpit Colin" wrote in message
...
Do you make all your passengers wear Nomex undergarments?

No I don't. My risk is greater than theirs because I expose myself to that
small chance many more times than they do. If they did make such a
decision
they too would significantly lower their chances of burning in such an
accident. The line has to be drawn somewhere - for me I choose to protect
myself as best I can - in everything I do in aviation.

I do however make them wear life jackets when flying single-engine over
water - I do carry a fire extinguisher - I do carry an aviation survival
kit. I do a lot of other things too - many of which also get me 'stick'
from
others about my attitude to safety.

I have many conversations about this (which fall mostly on deaf ears) -
the
inherent problem I find is that the group who's experience would be the
most
compelling when it comes to people taking a more serious approach to
aviation safety are very quiet on the topic - because they're all dead.
All
the rest seem to think (a) "It won't happen to me" and (b) if it did then
"I'd be able to handle it - it's the other pilots you need to worry
about".

... and as a result they continue to have accidents and get injured.