Coin Flip? To Flip or not to flip....

So that's my question:

Mostly pertaining to tourneys...
When do you want to get your chips in (maybe all your chips) when you're confident it is a toin coss.
Pot odds and all that are the obvious answers but I'm wondering more specifically about position and relative stack size in a tournament and so on.

What are your thoughts?

It very much depends on the strategic situation in the tournament. As a rough guide, I will take a coinflip if my stack is less than about 30x BB (so that I am going to be a shorty soon if I don`t improve) and I am below average stack/not currently on course for the FT.

Personally, I'm much more likely to take a coinflip if I have my opponent covered. At least that way, I know that I'll still be alive if I lose.

I've learned that flips in tournaments are really not ideal. The more you can keep yourself from being in the AI stage, the better. That said, I agree with the others..in the case that you need to flip, it's always better to be in a dominating chip position so your tournament life isn't on the line.