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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 14:00:25 -0700
From: "Hamid A. Wasti" <hamid@regandesigns.com>
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
Subject: Re: Headsets - ANR Modules
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Dr Michael A Fopp wrote:

> Incidentally, for an old fellow like me the testing of the various types of
> ANR headset revealed an interesting byproduct.  I felt I was not wholly 'on
> top' of the aircraft during takeoff and landing when the ANR was turned on.
>  This was because, unwittingly, over the years I had developed audio cues
> which were now closed off.  In other words I was expecting to hear things
> like engine noise which were blanked out.

My first ANR was a Headsets Inc. ANR module added to me David Clark headset.
The first takeoff with this headset resulted in an aborted takeoff.  I
instinctively aborted the takeoff because the engine "did not sound right."
After checking all the gauges and thinking things through, I realized that the
problem was not in the engine but in my head.  Once I have gotten used to the
ANR, I feel that I can hear the engine a lot better with the ANR than without
it.  By reducing the noise, I can hear sounds which were previously masked out.

I now fly with a DRE ANR headset, which I find better than a David Clark with
the Headsets Inc. ANR mod.  The passenger gets to use the DC.  If you have a
headset already, adding the ANR kit makes sense.  It does not make sense to buy
a headset and modify it.  For what it will cost you to do that, you can buy a
DRE, or a Lightspeed or a number of other sets, at least some of which you will
find better.

If you already have a headset that you want to keep, the $100 kit will provide
a world of improvement.  Just keep in mind that you need gel ear seals.  If you
don't have them already, factor that in the price as well.

Hamid


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