X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from poplet2.per.eftel.com ([203.24.100.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3861648 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:33:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.24.100.45; envelope-from=lendich@aanet.com.au Received: from sv1-1.aanet.com.au (sv1-1.per.aanet.com.au [203.24.100.68]) by poplet2.per.eftel.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD6DD173649 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:32:28 +0800 (WST) Received: from ownerf1fc517b8 (203.171.92.134.static.rev.aanet.com.au [203.171.92.134]) by sv1-1.aanet.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 1DD11BEC005 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:32:26 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: nothing to report... Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:32:26 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0040_01CA3B78.5C14C5E0" 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 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 090921-0, 09/21/2009), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01CA3B78.5C14C5E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve=20 Just read an article on headsets in Australian Flying Magazine, the = Lightspeed Zulu got a good mention - has Bluetooth as well, not cheap = though. Has anyone used the Bose-X ? George ( down under) 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. =20 On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Steve Thomas = wrote: Mark,=20 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. =20 Mark On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mike Wills = 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01CA3B78.5C14C5E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Steve

Just read an article on headsets in = Australian=20 Flying Magazine, the Lightspeed Zulu got a good mention - has = Bluetooth as=20 well, not cheap though.

Has anyone used the Bose-X ?

George ( down under)

Is there anyone out there = with a=20 Lightspeed Zulu that can report on its effectiveness?

Best Regards,

Steve Thomas

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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>=20 wrote:

Mark,=20

Which ANR do you use?

Best Regards,

Steve Thomas
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On Sep 21, 2009, at 5:26 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:

Good report Mike. I know what you mean about a = quieter=20 muffler. My ANR headset does a good job of killing the low = frequencies, but a poor job on the higher frequencies. The = rotary=20 has both. So take your pick, turn the ANR on = and listen=20 to the high frequencies, or turn it off and listen to the = low=20 rumble. If I could only find an ANR that can do both I = would be a=20 happy camper.

Mark

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mike = Wills=20 <rv-4mike@cox.net> wrote:

I added another 1.3 hours to = my total=20 flight time today. And for the first time I landed and was = completely=20 satisfied with the flight. I'd still like to quiet it down a = little,=20 but this was the first flight where I didnt feel like there = was=20 anything that had to be fixed before the next flight. Even the = landing=20 was pretty decent.

I've got just over 9 = hours of flight=20 time and about 40 hours of engine run time now. So far = all of my=20 flight time has been directly over the airport because to = venture away=20 requires flying over about 50 miles of mostly unlandable = mountainous=20 terrain. But I'm starting to think seriously about stretching = the legs=20 a little...

Mike Wills

RV-4=20 = N144MW

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