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Well I just bought a Clarity Aloft headset from
Marv Golden pilot supplies. Marv offers a 30 day trial period. I have a friend
with a Zulu and another friend with a Bose so I should be able to compare all 3
side by side with no real risk of getting stuck with something that doesnt work.
I'll let you all know what I find out (which of course will be very
subjective).
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:05
AM
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [FlyRotary]
Re: Headsets
But, these ear-plug type of headsets need to have some facility
for equalizing air pressure in the ear. I believe with the Clarity
headsets, you need to pull them out every-so-often to let the air pressure
equalize (though don't quote me on that.) For most helicopter
operations, this is a non-issue.
Best Regards,
Steve Thomas _______________________________________________________
On Sep 22, 2009, at 11:23 PM, George Lendich wrote:
Mike,
Their similar to the Clarity Aloft headsets
which use hearing aid ear plugs - bloody good idea.
George ( down under)
OK Al, sorry about that. I read everything
from Fly Rotary so rarely pay attention to the subject line - even when
I'm the subject originator.
George, the Bose is $1000 and the Zulu is
$850. Until I flew with the Zulu I wouldnt have believed it was worth
it.
One more possibility. Anyone familiar with
these:
I had a DAR inspect my glider a few months
ago. He flew down in an open cockpit Pitts. He said he had a terrible time
hearing comms and these solved those problems. He reported that it worked
better than any ANR headset he'd ever tried.
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:12
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: nothing to
report...
Mike,
As you might be aware, we pay significantly
more here in Aus for such equipment, can you tell me what the Bose -X
and the Zulu go for in the states.
George (down under)
My headset is the original Lightspeed 20K -
about 12 years old and still fine. I've tried a Lightspeed 33K swapping
back and forth between it and the 20K in my buddy's Mooney. The 33K is
slightly better than my old 20K, but not enough to justify
upgrading.
I borrowed another friend's Lightspeed
Zulu a few weeks ago and flew with it in the RV for about an hour.
Significantly better than my 20K and I plan on making that upgrade
once I can scare up the cash.
Another friend has the Bose which he just
bought. Havent been able to talk him out of it yet for a test flight
but I hope to.
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009
8:40 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: nothing to
report...
Is there anyone out there with a Lightspeed Zulu that
can report on its effectiveness?
Best Regards,
Steve Thomas _______________________________________________________
On Sep 21, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:
Lightspeed 33G.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Steve
Thomas <glasair2@me.com> wrote:
Mark,
Which ANR do you use?
Best Regards,
Steve Thomas _______________________________________________________
On Sep 21, 2009, at 5:26 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:
Good report Mike. I know what you mean about a
quieter muffler. My ANR headset does a good job of
killing the low frequencies, but a poor job on the higher
frequencies. The rotary has both. So take
your pick, turn the ANR on and listen to the high
frequencies, or turn it off and listen to the low
rumble. If I could only find an ANR that can do both I
would be a happy camper.
Mark
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mike
Wills <rv-4mike@cox.net> wrote:
I added another 1.3 hours to my
total flight time today. And for the first time I landed and
was completely satisfied with the flight. I'd still like to
quiet it down a little, but this was the first flight where
I didnt feel like there was anything that had to be fixed
before the next flight. Even the landing was pretty
decent.
I've got just over 9 hours
of flight time and about 40 hours of engine run
time now. So far all of my flight time has been
directly over the airport because to venture away requires
flying over about 50 miles of mostly unlandable mountainous
terrain. But I'm starting to think seriously about
stretching the legs a little...
Mike Wills
RV-4
N144MW
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