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Posted: 10/19/2014 9:46:22 PM EDT
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I am still in training so no long time experience to go off of, but I've had my Sierras for a couple months now with a little over 20 hours of use and am really happy with them. Light, great noise reduction, very easy to hear even the stuff I couldnt pick up before on the radio when it is less clear (distance or poor transmission from another aircraft).
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Posted: 10/19/2014 11:08:21 PM EDT
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I currently have the Zulu.2, and before that I believe I had the 20XL. Before I bought the Zulus it was a toss up between them and Bose. I thought the Lightspeeds felt better and went with them. They're great and worth the price.
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Posted: 10/21/2014 1:43:13 PM EDT
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Thank you for the replies.
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Posted: 11/1/2014 2:50:00 PM EDT
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I use the Sierra and its a great headset...You can find em a bit cheaper if you look in Trade-a-Plane and call the "call for price" people. We used to be a Lightspeed dealer and youre not allowed to "advertise" any lower. The zulu.2 is a great headset, but if youre looking to save money the sierra is an excellent headset
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Posted: 11/2/2014 5:53:29 AM EDT
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We use them here in the "Sandbox" in our RC12's. Flying about 120 hours a month, they are vastly more comfortable than any David Clark I have ever worn, used or owned.
One bit of advice to anyone using active noise canceling headsets. They fool you into thinking its quieter, yet you are still being exposed to dangerously high noise levels. I still wear soft plugs underneath them, my hearing took a serious turn for the worse after putting ANR's in my Stearman several years ago and it's my understanding that the Navy no longer uses ANR technology due to excellerated hearing loss. |
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Posted: 11/2/2014 4:02:01 PM EDT
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Light speed has a nice trade in program.
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Posted: 11/2/2014 11:10:18 PM EDT
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Looking to throw my Telex 30XT's in the trash, but before I do, need something different. Anybody have these headsets? Thoughts on them? I don't need all the fancy stuff the Zulu headset has......just want good noise cancelling. $600 seems to be set price for the Sierras. What are you using them for? In training and until I got to my first airline I just used a set of DC's and I still have those today. There was no need for noise canceling, even when I was a jump pilot. I preferred to be able to hear the engine. Since my first airline I've been using the same set of Telex 850's and those are noise canceling. I see no sense in spending 600 bucks for a headset if you're just in training and working toward a commercial to get a job. When you get where ever it is that you're going, you will be spending more money on a different headset, unless of course, you're one of those weirdos that wears his big muffs in a jet. lol You never said what it is you're doing, just training or what. That would help. |
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Posted: 11/5/2014 8:19:10 PM EDT
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We use them here in the "Sandbox" in our RC12's. Flying about 120 hours a month, they are vastly more comfortable than any David Clark I have ever worn, used or owned. One bit of advice to anyone using active noise canceling headsets. They fool you into thinking its quieter, yet you are still being exposed to dangerously high noise levels. I still wear soft plugs underneath them, my hearing took a serious turn for the worse after putting ANR's in my Stearman several years ago and it's my understanding that the Navy no longer uses ANR technology due to excellerated hearing loss. Are you AD flying the RC-12? I didn't realize there were any contractors flying any RC's.........yet! Except of course some ferry flights and testing here and there. The lightspeed Zulus were a nightmare in every RC-12 Model I had them in. The noise cancelling didn't play well with the mission equipment and multitude of modifications. They were awesome with customer service trading them out and trouble shooting them. In the end, I found about 1 out 3 worked well. They are light, comfy and provided a great BT/AUX connection. No issues in any other aircraft I've had them in. I don't wear any additional hearing protection and noticed zero shift in hearing testing done yearly (or more depending on medpro's being poorly managed). |
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Posted: 11/6/2014 5:11:30 PM EDT
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Just got my Sierras via the trade up program. $400 delivered and sent them my old David Clarks.
Kinda looking forward to going back to work flying the brown boxes in the Caravan next week. Almost 10,000 hours with most of it in the van. Thanks for all the good info......will post later and let u know how i like them. |
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