X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3866313 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:45:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.44; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20090926024435.FSLG12000.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:44:35 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.90.215]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id lEkZ1c0014emyWU04Ekb4l; Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:44:35 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=qNu0fvVkQ30A:10 a=3oc9M9_CAAAA:8 a=CufOgrvK5mSjxgdOhUQA:9 a=0KwAW3cObRiKWsItWEoA:7 a=z4R0zGCY-xIBWLuUMZlANFqyCP4A:4 a=U8Ie8EnqySEA:10 a=KhbzOiGxMaA-OOKt:21 a=KCQZsH7z6VhBuu1o:21 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=WY1-WMrkmeUJoMpAWcEA:9 a=3qom5I0BzW4sUAw3rvcA:7 a=t2JeNG1WLMCWsk0g3SsxRj9DRP4A:4 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <2EE166C0AA0442DCBD2FE888C70C5290@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Headsets (Mike's last comment :) ) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:44:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01CA3E18.9B983060" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01CA3E18.9B983060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I flew the headset for 45 minutes today. For my airplane this headset is = the solution. I think Tracy hit the answer right. Typical ANR headsets = use the ANR to kill the low freqs and rely on passive attenuation to = kill the higher freq noise. I think the best headsets on the market get = around 27dB of passive atten. The Clarity headset claims 35 - 45dB = depending on fit of the earbuds. My guess is that is pretty optimistic = since the best foamy earplugs claim about 33dB. In any case, having flown my buddy's Zulu headset a couple of weeks ago, = I can say that the Clarity is definitely much better than the Zulu in my = airplane. I dont think I'm going to bother borrowing the Bose - I'm sold = on this headset. Looking at it, its hard to justify the cost, but the = bottom line is that it works, and its half the cost of a Bose. And if = you dont have an issue with wearing earplugs, it's incredibly = comfortable weighing in at 3 ounces. 10 hours now. And now with a fully functioning radio I can go out and do = some touch and goes, though today was the best landing yet - my first = squeaker. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 3:40 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Headsets (Mike's last comment :) ) Mike wrote: "I'll let you all know what I find out (which of course will be very = subjective)".=20 Now come on Mike...we know you'll take the time to fully calibrate = your hearing system in order to provide the list with the most = meaningful data possible! Glad to see you're now enjoying the "4" more = and able to just go out and fly it. I unfortunately don't have any = trips out your way this fall so hopefully in the new calendar year we'll = be bringing a jet out your way and I can swing by and see it again. Blue skies, Doug Lomheim RV-9A. FWF; electrical ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01CA3E18.9B983060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I flew the headset for 45 minutes today. For my airplane this = headset is=20 the solution. I think Tracy hit the answer right. Typical ANR headsets = use the=20 ANR to kill the low freqs and rely on passive attenuation to kill the = higher=20 freq noise. I think the best headsets on the market get around 27dB of = passive=20 atten. The Clarity headset claims 35 - 45dB depending on fit of the = earbuds. My=20 guess is that is pretty optimistic since the best foamy earplugs claim = about=20 33dB.
 
In any case, having flown my buddy's Zulu headset a couple of weeks = ago, I=20 can say that the Clarity is definitely much better than the Zulu in my = airplane.=20 I dont think I'm going to bother borrowing the Bose - I'm sold on this = headset.=20 Looking at it, its hard to justify the cost, but the bottom line is that = it=20 works, and its half the cost of a Bose. And if you dont have an issue = with=20 wearing earplugs, it's incredibly comfortable weighing in at 3 = ounces.
 
10 hours now. And now with a fully functioning radio I can go out=20 and do some touch and goes, though today was the best landing yet - = my=20 first squeaker.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 DLOMHEIM@aol.com=20
Sent: Friday, September 25, = 2009 3:40=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Headsets (Mike's=20 last comment :) )

Mike wrote:
 
"I'll let you all know what I find out (which of course will = be very=20 subjective)".=20
 
 
Now come on Mike...we know you'll take the time to fully = calibrate your=20 hearing system in order to provide the list with the most meaningful = data=20 possible!  Glad to see you're now enjoying the "4" more and = able to=20 just go out and fly it.  I unfortunately don't have any trips out = your=20 way this fall so hopefully in the new calendar year we'll be bringing = a jet=20 out your way and I can swing by and see it again.
 
Blue skies,
 
Doug Lomheim
RV-9A. FWF; = electrical
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