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I have them. I have not crashed yet so can't report on their effectiveness.

I would expect them to be helpful in a hi-G forward deceleration which would not involve the engine coming through the firewall.

That would not help you in a spin or a pancake. In the latter remember that your butt is about 3" above a very solid spar box

which is connected rather securely to the ground.

Also, you need a plan if you land upside down and you manage to survive or for some reason your door won't open.

On Jun 16, 2011, at 7:24 AM, RONALD STEVENS wrote:

Hello.….me again

I was reading upon accidents with the Lancair 4p and a few stand out to me, those where the cabin was intact but the pilot died.

So I am reasoning that the energy on impact was just to great to be absorbed and that this was killing the pilot. Now there are Seatbelt airbag now available (AMSAFE), they have them standard in the Cirrus and if I am not mistaken in all new Corvallis as well.

Does anybody from you installed them and what were your experiences?

Thanks — Ronald

Ps if I am writing with a lot of mistakes, that's because I am dutch, lived in Switzerland, Costa Rica (so Dutch, English, German and Spanish lol)