Why choose the Helite Air Jacket?

TIME OF INFLATION:
Because it inflates very quickly, it protects in less than 100 milliseconds after activation. You might remember this airbag minimizing injuries of many top riders such as:

– Rotational fall of Faith Cook at Bramham in 2009
– Rotational fall of Oliver Townend at Rolex in 2010
– Rotational fall of Karim Laghouag at the European Championship in 2010
– Rotational fall of Mary King at the European Championship in 2011
– Rotational fall of Coral Keen at Boekelo 2012
– Rotational fall of Laura Collett at Tweseldown horse trials 2013

The Helite Air Jacket is also known as the ProAir. The first version of this airbag vest was designed for motorcyclists who needed a very reliable, effective and resistant product.

MULTI-DIRECTIONAL TRIGGERING:
To ensure that your airbag triggers every time you need it, the system has a safe key-ball system that releases whatever direction you fall.

PROTECTION:
The large surface of protection and the specific shape of the airbag will effectively cover the full length of the back from head to coccyx as well as the hips and the chest. This greatly reduces the risk of whiplash injuries and helps to prevent impact injuries, broken ribs causing internal bleeding, over flexion of the spine…

HELITE FOR CHILDREN:
Children represent a big part of the rider population. They fall more often, but the consequences are usually minimal. Children are very flexible, but their head and brain are much more sensible. They need a different protection to adults. Helite launched the first ever equestrian air jacket for children in 2010. This air jacket had to be redesigned in order to adapt the protection to children:
– The airbag inflates outward instead of inward
– The strength needed to trigger the airbag system is lowered
– The lanyard is adapted to the child’s size
– The airbag shape is adapted to the child’s size

NOTE: before you purchase an airbag, check out the size of the cartridge. The size of your cartridge is proportional to the volume of protection you will get.

** Please note that air canisters, due to their highly pressurised state, are not sent via air shipping and can only be sent by road courier.