sorry no sympathy here - those "helmeted" things are just as goofy as the Snoopy figure - in my book.
They only exist because they are easy to make .
Good profit margin
Ok - to be real - most model pilot sculpurers , are not very accomplished - I just did a Great Planes Cap for a friend-- and the big pilot looked like a figure rescued from a Totem Pole- I scrapped it .
And -in aerobatic planes -not AirForce planes - I know of NO ONE who wears the military type gear . The best wear only a mike set.