skydave114 0 #1 January 31, 2009 anyone here use a gath with retractable visor? do you notice any reduced drag vs. a bulkier helmet (ie.protec)? does the visor work well keeping the wind out of your eyes? Any opinions pro/con? thanx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #2 January 31, 2009 Hans Schoeber (aka Gadget), David Haygarth and I all fly a gath with ret. visor regularly, and like it a lot. The wind is out of your eyes, no probs with goggles or anything fogging up due to cold/sweat, and the helmets are thin, so you can hear a bit of woohoo in freefall when somebody screams..:) And it looks cool in a gay '70s sci-fi' kinda way :)JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lurch 0 #3 February 1, 2009 WHOA!!! (Record needle scratching sound) Dave, you gonna ditch that old protec with the stickers and the electric rubber monkey on top? Thats one of the most hardcore helmets I've ever seen. Its even uglier than the Darth Vader bucket I've been jumping since AFF, which makes it even cooler. Plus you can play hockey or have a seizure in it and make out just fine-its versatile. At least hang it up in the Birdhouse, ok? We'll give it a place of honor, put it up next to the mutilated skateboard with the names on it. Let other birds appreciate its battered plastic majesty. That things probably got more miles on it than god's dirtbike and its awesome. -BLive and learn... or die, and teach by example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydave114 0 #4 February 2, 2009 no worries, Lurch. I'm keeping the protec for dangerous stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
