Not a particularly protective set of headgear, as it is designed to be light and comfortable, with frail goggles that offer a wide field of view.
The respected and famous pilots of the Vam airforce are often treated as celebrities all around the vast kingdom, but those who dare crash their planes, and survive... are forever regarded as cowards, a cruel tradition that also applies to every other survivor in the military forces of the powerful Vam. Most survivors from the military escape and become outlaws or bounty hunters.
These curious helmets are made with high quality materials and are rare to find for sale, pilots who lose them are also punished harshly.