Crouch Strap story

Excellent safety point Dr. Byars.

My experience with the Schroth HYBRID II 6 point design has been most acceptable.

http://www.schrothracing.com/competi...brid/hybrid-II

A salute to Richard at Craggy Aero for offering Schroth products. You may prefer the Profi II model he offers.

On Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:57:40 PM UTC-4, wrote:
My experience with the Schroth HYBRID II 6 point design has been most acceptable.

The 6-point harness sidesteps the oft-cited hazard of the 5-point harness because (for normal anatomy) the straps come nowhere near the genitals.

USA distributor and direct sales of Schroth harnesses. http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/store

The Hybrid II HANS http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/store/s...brid/hybrid-ii has 3" shoulder straps that taper to 2" to match a 2" anchor point.

None of these belts are TSO'd. I don't know of a modern TSO'd 6 point harness.

In some glider/human_body combinations, the thigh straps of a 6-point can be anchored to the same anchors as the lap belt with http://www.rei.com/product/737298/bl...ubular-webbing using a ring-bend knot http://www.animatedknots.com/waterkn...File=waterknot

IMHO, the same magnitude and direction of force will be transmitted to the lap belt anchor with or without the thigh straps because the source of the force is the same restrained body in both cases... so I don't think that this arrangement overloads the lap belt anchors.

Make sure that any "wrapped" strap connections to anchors are not hidden beneath the seat pan because they can and do loosen up and you need to include them in your pre-flight inspection.