Headsets for Jet Drivers

Thunder-Robo

Thunder-Robo

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Hey everyone,

I was just wondering what all you jet drivers have strapped onto your head for 7 hours a day.

I've been using a pair of the original LightSpeed Zulus and DC13.4s in GA aircraft but find them super uncomfortable when worn over sunglasses or over long periods of time. It's got me in a nasty habit of not wearing sunglasses at all, which is alright when we're under a blanket of clouds, but I'm going to make myself put a pair on from now on.

I figured that now would be the best time to send my headphones in for service before I sell them to grab another pair, as I'll be headed for indoc shortly.

What would you guys recommend?

Telex, David Clark Pro-X, Clarity Aloft?

Cheers
Derek
 
clarity aloft

pricey but damn they're good. better than my zulu2s when I used to fly a HP piston twin (and now a loud twin turboprop)
 
Thanks for your input guys.

I'm really leaning towards the Clarity Aloft, but I'm not sure If i'd ever get used to ear-plugs, are they comfortable?

The 850 is kinda the go-to headset isn't it? Only down side I see is that I wouldn't be able to use it in GA, which is what I liked about the DC ProX as I could use that in light pistons should I ever take one up.

What's a Zulu worth on the market now-a-days?
 
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I think they're extremely comfortable. sportys has a 30 day money back guarantee if I'm not mistaken (though maybe it's clarity themselves?)

give it a try, if it doesn't work out, send it back.

I came from a survey job that would have me in the plane for 4-6 hours at a time, up to 14 hours a day in the summertime, and let me tell you, these babies were awesome.

@m77y, @abolton1 also had the same job as me and same headset as well and they can provide you with their findings also.
 
Depends on your airline. I went non TSO initially but then within. Month I switched to TSO since I wasn't sure what airline I was working at yet. Sportys took the return and sent me the tso for the price difference. It was pretty great of them.

If your airline doesn't require it, I'd say save it. I do like that the mic piece is behind the ear on the tso vs the regular, but I'm not sure it justifies the price diff.

If you're flying something larger and quieter and are the type that go speakers on headsets off at 180, then maybe a telex is more suited.
 
Thunder-Robo said:
I was just wondering what all you jet drivers have strapped onto your head for 7 hours a day.
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There's your problem.

It shouldn't be on your head for 7 hours a day in a jet.

Get a Telex 750 for $100, and when you level off in cruise, place the headset to the side and then run your hands back through your hair like you're in a shampoo commercial. Whether or not your flying partner has chosen to leave a device on their head with wires dangling down from them, your comfort will remain until the top-of-descent.

If the airplane is on the noisier side, earplugs, for all practical purposes, are free. I recommend cutting them in half for a more comfortable fit, and washing them in hot water at the start of the day, then wringing them out. No headset will even come close to the decibel reduction this achieves.
 
Nick said:
There's your problem.

It shouldn't be on your head for 7 hours a day in a jet.

Get a Telex 750 for $100, and when you level off in cruise, place the headset to the side and then run your hands back through your hair like you're in a shampoo commercial. Whether or not your flying partner has chosen to leave a device on their head with wires dangling down from them, your comfort will remain until the top-of-descent.

If the airplane is on the noisier side, earplugs, for all practical purposes, are free. I recommend cutting them in half for a more comfortable fit, and washing them in hot water at the start of the day, then wringing them out. No headset will even come close to the decibel reduction this achieves.
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I just can't do it. No matter how high or low I adjust the volume on those crappy speakers I just can't make out with any consistency what ATC is saying. I can hear them just fine, but it sounds just one step above noise.
 
Telex 850 from the interwebz. Got mine for $200. It replaced the H10-30 I bought in 1992 and used for 25 years (including a couple in a jet).

Spending more than a couple hundo on a headset is the surefire sign of a ponce, a fool, or a momma's boy. Conceivably all three.
 
Boris Badenov said:
Telex 850 from the interwebz. Got mine for $200. It replaced the H10-30 I bought in 1992 and used for 25 years (including a couple in a jet).

Spending more than a couple hundo on a headset is the surefire sign of a ponce, a fool, or a momma's boy. Conceivably all three.
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or someone who flies a loud airplane and doesn't want to be deaf by 40

but sure
 
elmetal said:
If you had used a decent headset through your career you would've heard me by now
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If you were over the age of 30 and had ever flown a genuinely loud airplane, you'd know what sarcasm looks like and that hearing isn't necessary on a message board.

Wait, are you using hooked on phonics?
 
is this where I apologize for being under 30 and never having had the opportunity to fly a metroliner(insertOtherLoudPlaneHere)?

because I won't.
 
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