New cans

[Joe]

Lightspeed V1-12P
$150 w/ Free upgrade to memory foam ear cups and a free carry-bag

www.ebay.com/itm/Aviation-Passive-Headset-with-Cell-Adapter-By-Lightspeed-Free-Shipping-More-/110982205592?pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&hash=item19d70e1098&vxp=mtr




The wife said she would be more likely to fly with me if she had her own headset. The club plane has some Dave Clarks that are fairly old, so this isn't unreasonable. She said it would be smarter for me to get some slightly better ones and she'd take my current ones.

I looked at these, too: www.amazon.com/RA454-Rugged-Stereo-Aviation-Headset/dp/B00768K2FW/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

This set is close to what I use now: www.ebay.com/itm/New-Aviation-Stereo-Passive-Headset-MP3-connector-100-Feedback-/121040791091?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222001%26algo%3DSIC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D5273033429838641322%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D111003958950%26

I haven't flown much lately, mostly because I've been busy. I did try to get in my free monthly hour but at the end of Dec. the airplane wouldn't start and now that I have some time at the end of this month, it's snowing.

[Tom Goodrick]

Your wife - and possibly you - would benefit from a pair of ANR phones. ANR = Active Noise Reduction. Bose was the inventor of this type for aircraft. Now they are used in many steady noise environments. They are best in aircraft because they can match the background noise quite well and can then eliminate it. Transient sounds like the radio or intercom pass with no reduction. Technically they make sense. A signal 180 degrees out of phase with the noise is generated and fed into the phones so it cancels the noise leaking into the phones. They cost a bit more, closer to $500. The aviation mags claim they work and can save a flying family suffering from noise. My son Scott flies a lot on airlines and has a pair of Bose ANR phones so he can read or watch TV without the engine noise intruding. This type of headphone is even used in target shooting to protect ears. I have not yet tried them. I use the old fashioned design when shooting.

[Joe]

That would be nice. I don't think I fly enough to justify spending the money on a really good set. Anything with "Bose" on it is probably overpriced, even if they are high quality. Their av headsets go for around a grand.

There hardly seems to be any happy medium with headsets generally, like you get into the $500 range quickly.

I just received the new Lightspeed set. They feel slightly tighter on my big head, so I've been wearing them to try to break them in. They clearly seal out more sound, but I'm not sure if that's because they feel tight. I rarely fly for more than an hour and a half at a stretch, so as long as they are reliable and comfortable . . .

Oh yeah, these also have a jack for connecting a cellphone or mp3 player. That's becoming a common feature. I'm not sure how much I'd use that but I'll at least have to try it out.

[louross]

My wife balked at two things. When I first got everything set up, I told her and the kids we'd line up kitchen chairs and they could sit there as pax while I flew. That was a no go, and there was very little debate, if any. So after my first flight, which waqs KORD-KDSM when she brought me the lunch, I told her to go buy the right skirt, blouse, and scarf for the stewardess uniform, and she got mad. So now at least I get the meals and coffee served.
lr.

[Joe]

Heh.

*cough*don't-quit-yer-day-job*cough*