When flying a Team MiniMax I often wore a helmet, I did not wear it when going into the county airport but rather my headset. Going into the airport is high risk but the headset/radio was a better safety aid then the helmet, I would certainly loose if hit by a G.A. aircraft or hit the ground out of control from wake turbulence. I was told that the metallic red showed up very well basically a "passive" anti-collision light. The helmet and face shield, that was quickly added to it, did stop many large grasshoppers that would have really hurt if they had hit my face. At high AOA the wind would come around the windshield but not at cruise. I think the gear that is used is your choice just make sure it will not interfere with the control of the aircraft, by obstruction or weight. Name: 016.jpg Views: 679 Size: 68.0 KB