Posted: 5/8/2011 9:42:34 PM EDT
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Please, share the gear you've found over the years that you can't live without, makes life easier, or just pleases you!
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I've used a regular headset and an ANR (active noise reduction) headset and the ANR is certainly worth it.
Mine is a Lightspeed Sierra headset: 
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Originally Posted By mcg3686:
Anyone have some info on Leather Flight jackets? Looking for one possibly after I pass my CFI if not next winter. Air Force currently issues Avirex jackets. Well, that's what the tag on mine says. 
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With a little bit of fabrication I mounted this to my headset.....MONEY!
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Get Foreflight for a 3G iPad. This will make your flying experience a whole lot easier. You'll have all the charts for the US to include Sectionals, Hi and Low IFR enroute charts, all approach plates for the entire US, weather and much more all without having to manually update. I have been flying professionally for 23 years and think this is one of the best things to have.
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Originally Posted By danpass:
I've used a regular headset and an ANR (active noise reduction) headset and the ANR is certainly worth it. Mine is a Lightspeed Sierra headset: http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p977403728-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p662860397-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v25/p802145330-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v11/p826631946-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v21/p683732252-4.jpg Same exact model. very excellent. |
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I just bough a Leather jacket from US wings.
Will post a review probably next week when I get a chance to wear it. Today would be a great day for it here in the NW. 
edit: havent had a chance to really wear it other than around the house link its the indy legend texas steerhide (imported) , the nice CS lady stated that the leather is identical its just imported but still sewn here in the good old USA. I ordered the long as the fitting guide says over 6'1order long. I am 6'2 and could have probably gone with a regular but I prefer it a little longer around the waist (flight jackets all seem to run above the belt line) the sleeves are about 1/2" too long but when sitting and acting like I was flying, elbows bent, it is right to the wrist (also nice to pull my hands up into the sleeves when not wearing gloves). it was on sale for 215, 195 for regular size. sale ends today. the stitching looks great, zipper is a nice heavy duty one. the "worn leather" look is awesome. only dislikes are the waist straps but I guess this could give a bit more fit if needed, and no epaulets like the A-2 jacket. I did not want a jacket with the elastic band around the wrist and waist so this was well worth the dislikes. US wings also threw in a bunch of other goodies, a $10 gift card for orders over 200, a t-shirt, some random videos and books on the company owner and other Vietnam era vets. it looks like they are now giving hats instead of t-shirts . Will post pictures when I have more time. |
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Originally Posted By helodriver67:
Get Foreflight for a 3G iPad. This will make your flying experience a whole lot easier. You'll have all the charts for the US to include Sectionals, Hi and Low IFR enroute charts, all approach plates for the entire US, weather and much more all without having to manually update. I have been flying professionally for 23 years and think this is one of the best things to have. +1 although I use Wing X more often. I find it easier to navigate the charts. Although I do like the radar overlay in Foreflight |
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Originally Posted By ARMED-PILOT:
Originally Posted By helodriver67:
Get Foreflight for a 3G iPad. This will make your flying experience a whole lot easier. You'll have all the charts for the US to include Sectionals, Hi and Low IFR enroute charts, all approach plates for the entire US, weather and much more all without having to manually update. I have been flying professionally for 23 years and think this is one of the best things to have. +1 although I use Wing X more often. I find it easier to navigate the charts. Although I do like the radar overlay in Foreflight Congratulations to the both of you. I'm still in the "thinking about getting my private license" stage, and this is the best argument I've yet heard for buying an iPad.
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Originally Posted By GreatDane:
Originally Posted By ARMED-PILOT:
Originally Posted By helodriver67:
Get Foreflight for a 3G iPad. This will make your flying experience a whole lot easier. You'll have all the charts for the US to include Sectionals, Hi and Low IFR enroute charts, all approach plates for the entire US, weather and much more all without having to manually update. I have been flying professionally for 23 years and think this is one of the best things to have. +1 although I use Wing X more often. I find it easier to navigate the charts. Although I do like the radar overlay in Foreflight Congratulations to the both of you. I'm still in the "thinking about getting my private license" stage, and this is the best argument I've yet heard for buying an iPad. +1 I went and got it after watching a video that I think came from here with a pair of guys meandering through some pretty congested airspace. Its a very cool piece of software. |
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Originally Posted By pwr2al4:
Originally Posted By danpass:
I've used a regular headset and an ANR (active noise reduction) headset and the ANR is certainly worth it. Mine is a Lightspeed Sierra headset: http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p977403728-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p662860397-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v25/p802145330-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v11/p826631946-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v21/p683732252-4.jpg Same exact model. very excellent. I ended up with a doctor bill, never used (other than trying it out at home) and sold it on ebay. It was a bit large for me anyway. Today I joined the David Clark H10-13.4 club . I'll likely put in one of the Headset Inc ANR kits in the near future.
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Originally Posted By GnomeyLou:
WEPS
Originally Posted By mcg3686:
Anyone have some info on Leather Flight jackets? Looking for one possibly after I pass my CFI if not next winter. Leather is for weenies.. Nylon is where it's at! :) http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l615/GnomeyLou/Random/DSC_0921.jpg |
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Originally Posted By MPD165:
Originally Posted By mcg3686:
Anyone have some info on Leather Flight jackets? Looking for one possibly after I pass my CFI if not next winter. US wings has goatskin flight jackets for around $200. I bought one last year and love it. MPD165 I ended up with 2 Texas steer jackets for 195 each, I wear the A-2 every day flying works great |
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The ANR kit from Headsets Inc is a good investment. I used them for years in my DC 13.4 headsets.. I have since switched to Bose X and am very happy with them. The Bluetooth sync with the cell phone works well. Unfortunately the cell phone only works up to 2000 ft or so.
Anyone have a solution to that? My name is Bob and I fly a Bonanza (said like I am at a meeting) |
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Originally Posted By mcg3686:
Anyone have some info on Leather Flight jackets? Looking for one possibly after I pass my CFI if not next winter. A lot of us in the C-17 community either buy ours or have the AF-issued ones modified by Pop's Leather in Adana, Turkey. Great guys to deal with and they make some really nice stuff. You can even get a jacket made with a hidden holster. www.popsleather.com |
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Originally Posted By C17Driver:
Lip lights are money for those of you that fly at night! Absolutely love mine and don't know what I would do without one. I agree 100% with the above. Just remember, in the event of a fire Nylon jackets may get pretty nasty and melt to you. I'm not sure if the Nomex/Aramid flight jackets can be found on the civilian market but I would look into those instead of the nylon. I will also add that I never leave home to fly without my Skilcraft B3 All-in-one BLACK/RED PEN/PENCIL. |
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Originally Posted By robb01:
Originally Posted By C17Driver:
Lip lights are money for those of you that fly at night! Absolutely love mine and don't know what I would do without one. 2nd thajavascript:insertText('  ');t, they are great
http://goo.gl/H9XbG ahhhh wheres my AMEX  My father will absolutely not shut up about these stupid things... I still cant even convince convince myself to buy a damn LULA, and literally everybody on the face of the earth says how great those are, but 30 bucks for a bullet loading machine?.. and now im buying a damn led for my mouth great
and, besides from the 600 surefires I already own like everyone else, I also have about 20 of the countycomm microlights with the little clip in every color... effing gadgets, worst addiction ever. |
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Originally Posted By danpass:
I've used a regular headset and an ANR (active noise reduction) headset and the ANR is certainly worth it. Mine is a Lightspeed Sierra headset: http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p977403728-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p662860397-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v25/p802145330-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v11/p826631946-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v21/p683732252-4.jpg I use a Bose A20, did you try that? I'm very curious how the Lightspeed is (as well as the Sennheiser). I'm still on my return period for the Bose, but the Lightspeed doesn't have a trial and nowhere moderately local to try one out. |
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Originally Posted By mrkbbd:
Originally Posted By danpass:
I've used a regular headset and an ANR (active noise reduction) headset and the ANR is certainly worth it. Mine is a Lightspeed Sierra headset: http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p977403728-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v19/p662860397-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v25/p802145330-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v11/p826631946-4.jpg http://www.danpassaro.com/img/v21/p683732252-4.jpg I use a Bose A20, did you try that? I'm very curious how the Lightspeed is (as well as the Sennheiser). I'm still on my return period for the Bose, but the Lightspeed doesn't have a trial and nowhere moderately local to try one out. I only tried one in-store and never got to use the Sierra in flight anyway lol so I can't really offer a comparison. |
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Originally Posted By GnomeyLou:
Originally Posted By mcg3686:
Anyone have some info on Leather Flight jackets? Looking for one possibly after I pass my CFI if not next winter. Leather is for weenies.. Nylon is where it's at! :) http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l615/GnomeyLou/Random/DSC_0921.jpg Ahh yes, the good old "Poopy Suit" jacket. someone down the line called it WEPS, which is was, But Not what we called it. I still have mine, wore it till it started to get raggedy and hung it up. Should take a photo of it, but haven't. I do have a photo of all my other flight gear, which I managed to get away with. I'd post a photo, but don't see any way to do so. Is that sqdn patch what they are now calling the old VP 31? Sarge |
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Originally Posted By Sarge13:
Originally Posted By GnomeyLou:
Originally Posted By mcg3686:
Anyone have some info on Leather Flight jackets? Looking for one possibly after I pass my CFI if not next winter. Leather is for weenies.. Nylon is where it's at! :) http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l615/GnomeyLou/Random/DSC_0921.jpg Ahh yes, the good old "Poopy Suit" jacket. someone down the line called it WEPS, which is was, But Not what we called it. I still have mine, wore it till it started to get raggedy and hung it up. Should take a photo of it, but haven't. I do have a photo of all my other flight gear, which I managed to get away with. I'd post a photo, but don't see any way to do so. Is that sqdn patch what they are now calling the old VP 31? Sarge I ended up with 2 leather jackets from US wings, they are great! |
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Originally Posted By JSteensen:
I was PMCSing it earlier, (The lenses get jammed up way too easily...) and the son came up to me and asked if he could try it on. http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/551196_510983648915575_453789754_n.jpg BAD ASS!! |
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Haha, that's awesome! That helmet being so big on him, he looks like someone out of spaceballs Originally Posted By JSteensen: I was PMCSing it earlier, (The lenses get jammed up way too easily...) and the son came up to me and asked if he could try it on. http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/551196_510983648915575_453789754_n.jpg |
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Im brand new to flying but have two items that I got on strong recommendations from flying buddies and they are both good products.
1. Bose A-20 headphones. I'd never drop that kind of dough on headphones but my son works for the company so lets just say I got a very, very good deal on them! They work fantastic and even though I have a bit of hearing loss, I can hear perfect in the cockpit of my Cherokee 140. 2. I also have a really cool little hand held radio. It is a yaesu ETA-230. Got it for about $160 after rebate and worth every penny. Not only does it go in my gear bag when I fly, I also use the thing all the time at home. It has a really handy 10 channel programmable scan mode. You can plug in whatever frequencies you want to monitor and it automatically scans them. Great for keeping up with flight traffic in the area. I've tested it in the air and seems to work just fine. |
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I am watching MzeroA's latest video and saw something ... amazing.
Sheepskin seat belt pads. The stiff shoulder belt in the Archer just has a way of riding above your shirt collar and on the side of your neck. $15 later, I am set up. Unfortunately they won't get here in time for my next XC. 
Sheepskin seat belt pads |
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Foreflight X 10. Best thing since dry socks. Filing IFR is a breeze. As for headsets I still like my D/C. I convinced my wife to let me buy Foreflight and an IPAD since it meant I would no longer have stacks of paper charts/plates lying around waiting to go into the recycling bin.
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Bose A20s. I've tried all kinds of headsets with varying results. Did all my training and a lot of flying after my checkride with a handful of used Ebay passive headsets. I liked the Telex with gel earcups the best. As far as ANRs, I was flying with a buddy while another instructor was giving him an IPC. He had the newest DC ANRs, I had some older Lightspeed ANRs that I scored off Ebay, and the right seat instructor had Bose A20s. So I got to compare all three back to back in flight in a Cherokee 235. The Bose ARE the quietest, hands down. At least for my ears. I think they even tune the earcups, when ANR is OFF, they are the loudest headset and really resonate with the exhaust drone. But when you push that button - the noise reduction is ridiculous, like magic. Two other things I won't fly without - a small kneeboard with scratch paper (I also keep my checklist, a small txpdr code chart, and a local practice area freq chart on it), and an EFB with a Stratux box for position and traffic awareness. I started out with Avare, which is FREE and works good with the build-it-yourself Stratux project for ultimate reasonable budget gear. Avare has all your required charts and shows own ship and ADS-B traffic just fine. Where it falls short is flight planning. Eventually I went to IFly GPS for my EFB. It is NEARLY as good as Foreflight, but runs on a Android Tablet. :-) |
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Originally Posted By mcg3686: Anyone have some info on Leather Flight jackets? Looking for one possibly after I pass my CFI if not next winter. Gibson and Barnes made AA’s. ETA: Missed the date. Old thread. |
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Originally Posted By TheKill: Bose A20s. I've tried all kinds of headsets with varying results. Did all my training and a lot of flying after my checkride with a handful of used Ebay passive headsets. I liked the Telex with gel earcups the best. As far as ANRs, I was flying with a buddy while another instructor was giving him an IPC. He had the newest DC ANRs, I had some older Lightspeed ANRs that I scored off Ebay, and the right seat instructor had Bose A20s. So I got to compare all three back to back in flight in a Cherokee 235. The Bose ARE the quietest, hands down. At least for my ears. I think they even tune the earcups, when ANR is OFF, they are the loudest headset and really resonate with the exhaust drone. But when you push that button - the noise reduction is ridiculous, like magic. Two other things I won't fly without - a small kneeboard with scratch paper (I also keep my checklist, a small txpdr code chart, and a local practice area freq chart on it), and an EFB with a Stratux box for position and traffic awareness. I started out with Avare, which is FREE and works good with the build-it-yourself Stratux project for ultimate reasonable budget gear. Avare has all your required charts and shows own ship and ADS-B traffic just fine. Where it falls short is flight planning. Eventually I went to IFly GPS for my EFB. It is NEARLY as good as Foreflight, but runs on a Android Tablet. :-) Thanks for that. I refuse to use apple products anymore. I have installed Avare on my iPad mini sized android tablet, and have researched the prebuilt Stratux boxes...have been trying FltPlan Go for plann ing, but will take a look at IFly GPS. |
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