My Blue Force Gear CHLK Belt saved my life.
I was assisting in the training of an LE client, doing some aerial platform target engagement training. At approximately 11:50PM that night, the platform I was on executed an unscheduled hard landing to prevent departing flight. On impact I was ejected from the aircraft as it started a roll. My Blue Force Gear CHLK Belt saved my life. It was coupled with my safety lanyard and kept me close enough to the airframe that the impacting rotors couldn’t get me. The rotor impacts with the ground righted the aircraft to keep me from being crushed. I was transported to the hospital along with all of the other passengers and crew with a suspected fractured arm and shock. Thankfully, I was spared of internal ruptures, fractures, or C-spine damage. I underwent weeks of physical therapy to regain some use of my left arm. I’m thankful for a great company who makes professional-grade gear that literally saves lives.