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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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