FIA to Introduce Biometric Monitoring Gloves

Re:FIA to Introduce Biometric Monitoring Gloves by sandworm101 on Friday February 02, 2018 @07:01PM (#16295235)

Then your guys must be operating in a much lower energy environment than mine. In an aviation crash my driver (air crew) will be inside a mess of aluminum, high voltage wires, fuel and burning carbon fiber. Extraction is the first priority. Unless the pilot is talking and can give a great reason to stay, he is comming out. It isnt so much for his safety but for the five or more rescuers who dont want to be caught in the inevitable fireball. Our SAR guys are backing away from even checking vitals in situ, let alone o2 sat.

In the extreme, ejection seat aircraft often have instructions for activating the canopy/seat on the ground, if necessary to "extract" a pilot. A twice-broken back is better than burned to death.

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Re:FIA to Introduce Biometric Monitoring Gloves by avdmerwe on Saturday February 03, 2018 @06:59AM (#16297289)

Interesting to read this. It sounds like the opposite approach a rescue crew would take in a motorsport environment, in most cases.

I guess F1 is a much more controlled environment, due to car and circuit design working together as a safety system.

Perhaps F1 safety focuses on minimising injury when things go wrong, whereas aviation systems are optimised to avoid things going wrong in the first place?

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