Planning on becoming student pilot and buying a headset thisafternoon

[Chris L]

What's the best for just a student pilot. Are there any tricks to
using them, keeping them safe, and pluging them in etc?

Thanks,
Chris Lusardi

[Dallas]

On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:16:27 -0800 (PST), Chris L wrote:

> What's the best for just a student pilot. Are there any tricks to
> using them, keeping them safe, and pluging them in etc?

You've got to tell us how far you plan to go in aviation.

If you plan to be a low time $100 hamburger pilot after you get your
certificate, you can get by with an inexpensive set.

If you plan to be a high time pilot, consider a more expensive comfortable
set you can wear for hours at a time.


--
Dallas

[Chris L]

On Jan 2, 11:31*am, Dallas > wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:16:27 -0800 (PST), Chris L wrote:
> > What's the best for just a student pilot. Are there any tricks to
> > using them, keeping them safe, and pluging them in etc?
>
> You've got to tell us how far you plan to go in aviation.
>
> If you plan to be a low time $100 hamburger pilot after you get your
> certificate, you can get by with an inexpensive set.
>
> If you plan to be a high time pilot, consider a more expensive comfortable
> set you can wear for hours at a time.
>
> --
> Dallas

I have no definate plans, but anything can happen.

Chris Lusardi

[Steve Foley]

I brought a pair into David Clark for repair. The Customer Service person
there told me not to wrap the cable around the headset (like everyone does)
when they're not in use. It puts too much strain on the end that goes into
the headset itself.

I like the DCs, partly because they're made ten miles from my house. Too bad
the best price I found them was from a California mailorder house. They
cross the country twice before they got plugged in.


"Chris L" > wrote in message
...
> What's the best for just a student pilot. Are there any tricks to
> using them, keeping them safe, and pluging them in etc?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Lusardi

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On Jan 2, 12:48 pm, "Steve Foley" > wrote:
> I brought a pair into David Clark for repair. The Customer Service person
> there told me not to wrap the cable around the headset (like everyone does)
> when they're not in use. It puts too much strain on the end that goes into
> the headset itself.
>
> I like the DCs, partly because they're made ten miles from my house. Too bad
> the best price I found them was from a California mailorder house. They
> cross the country twice before they got plugged in.
>
> "Chris L" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > What's the best for just a student pilot. Are there any tricks to
> > using them, keeping them safe, and pluging them in etc?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Lusardi

Of all the headsets I've fixed, the David Clarks are built
the best. Some around here call them "David Clamps" because they're
bit tight.
I've never worked on Bose. The Lightspeeds seem to fall
apart way too soon.

Get ANR. It's well worth it.

Dan

[Cary]

On Jan 2, 1:16*pm, Chris L > wrote:
> What's the best for just a student pilot. Are there any tricks to
> using them, keeping them safe, and pluging them in etc?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Lusardi

Chris,
Comfort in a headset if very important. I suggest you try on many
before you buy. Most FBOs will let you try (and use) before you buy.
Take advantage of this option, because I believe you will find that
the more confortable headsets are more pricey. Only after you know how
they feel on your head can you make a decision on whether the price is
worth the comfort level. For example, my Dave Clarks hurt my head
after just an hour or two of flying, but I can fly for more than 8
hours on a trip with my Bose and I don't even know I am wearing a
headset. For me the 3x greater cost of the Bose was worth the extra
money.

Cary

[[email protected]]

The best headset on the market for a beginning student pilot is the
Raven XE from www.pilotessentials.com

See: http://www.pilotessentials.com/product-exec/parent_id/39/category_id/43/product_id/823/nm/Raven_XE_Aviation_Headset

$79 and it's the same thing as a Lightspeed QFR Solo, it's just OEM'ed
for PilotEssentials.

It's got a two year warranty and will last every bit of that and
longer. I've got two sets of these for my passengers and they are
quiet, ruggedly made, and are surprisingly comfortable and light
weight for an inexpensive headset.

[Robert M. Gary]

On Jan 2, 11:48*am, "Steve Foley" > wrote:
> I brought a pair into David Clark for repair. The Customer Service person
> there told me not to wrap the cable around the headset (like everyone does)
> when they're not in use. It puts too much strain on the end that goes into
> the headset itself.

I don't like the DC's because they feel very mechanical on your head
compared to the modern headsets. I learned long ago to wrap the cord
around the headset in such a way that you don't put any pressure on
the end that goes into the headset itself. You just need to allow
another 2 inches of cord before you start wrapping it.

-Robert

[Gig601XLBuilder]

wrote:

>
> Of all the headsets I've fixed, the David Clarks are built
> the best. Some around here call them "David Clamps" because they're
> bit tight.
> I've never worked on Bose. The Lightspeeds seem to fall
> apart way too soon.
>
> Get ANR. It's well worth it.
>
> Dan

That could be taken as an endorsement for the Bose.

[Dallas]

On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:40:42 -0800 (PST), Chris L wrote:

> I have no definate plans, but anything can happen.

Well, if you buy a nice $100 headset it will do nicely for your training.

Then if you go into it big time you can upgrade yourself and use the $100
set for your passenger.


How To Buy a Headset:
http://www.aopa.org/pilot/features/2001/headsets.html



--
Dallas

[Bob Gardner]

You will find the folks at The Aviator's Store on Boeing Field very
knowledgeable and helpful in making sure that whatever you buy is
comfortable.

Bob Gardner

"Chris L" > wrote in message
...
> What's the best for just a student pilot. Are there any tricks to
> using them, keeping them safe, and pluging them in etc?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Lusardi

[Chris L]

I bought the following on sale for $99.95 instead of the usual
$149.95.

ASA
Air Classics
HS-1
Headset

It's very comfortable and has a lifetime warranty.

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
7005 132nd Place SE
Newcastle, Washington 98059

Chris Lusardi

[Thomas Borchert]

Chris,

> What's the best for just a student pilot.
>

What's that supposed to mean? Are you supposed to suffer more from
noise or be less comfortable than a "real" pilot? I couldn't disagree
more with the notion that "as just a student pilot" you can get by with
a 100 $ headset. Your learning experience is supposed to be fun! A good
headset goes a very, very long way towards that goal.

The whole thing is determined by available funds. If money is not
really a problem, I'd definitely go for an active headset. Lowest entry
point at around 300 dollars is probably one of the pilot-shop branded
Lightspeed QFR XCc. Next is the Lightspeed 20 XLc. Lightspeed's Zulu
and the Bose are at the top.

Good passives: well, I think the David Clark clonse are simply
unbearable in terms of clamping pressure, but many people seem to be
able to live with it. Lightspeed, Sennheiser and beyerdynamic make nice
passives, IMHO.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Thomas Borchert]

Dallas,

> Then if you go into it big time
>

I couldn't disagree more! What could be "going into it big" if not
starting to fly? That was certainly the really BIG thing for me.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Thomas Borchert]

Steve,

> told me not to wrap the cable around the headset (like everyone does)
>

You do that only if you buy one of those overpriced models that don't
even come with a decent free bag <gd&r>

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Thomas Borchert]

> The Lightspeeds seem to fall
> apart way too soon.
>

It just ain't so. Maybe (maybe!) it was so for the older models. It
isn't for the newer models.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)