Lightspeed Comes Through!

Until then, the trusty Flightcoms are back in their position of
"honor"...

What is so wonderful about Lightspeed that
Flightcom ANR's literally have to take a back seat...
no matter how much/badly the Lightspeeds screw up?

My FlightComs weren't ANRs. The 5DX is just a "regular" headphone that --
no matter how good -- can't compare to even a bad ANR set.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
My FlightComs weren't ANRs. The 5DX is just a "regular" headphone
that --
no matter how good -- can't compare to even a bad ANR set.

ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see
a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were
actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see
a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were
actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts?

Agree 100%. ANR has surely changed our flight experience as much as GPS.

I clearly remember coming home from long cross country flights, and
literally going straight to bed. I was thoroughly exhausted, and just
needed to lay down and close my eyes.

Part of that was the stress of being a student pilot -- but I know now that
a lot of it was due to the incredible racket inside the cockpit of a small
plane. I had a pair of headphones that had LITERALLY cost me seven dollars
(my CFI had dug it out of the trash, and repaired it), and the ambient noise
on each flight was just killing me.

Nowadays we knock off 4 hour legs without batting an eye, and then spend all
day touring our destination, completely fresh and ready to go. Part of that
is due to experience, but a major part is due to the wonders of ANR
headphones. They are truly a miracle of the modern era.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:57:08 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see
a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were
actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts?

Agree 100%. ANR has surely changed our flight experience as much as GPS.

I clearly remember coming home from long cross country flights, and
literally going straight to bed. I was thoroughly exhausted, and just
needed to lay down and close my eyes.

Part of that was the stress of being a student pilot -- but I know now that
a lot of it was due to the incredible racket inside the cockpit of a small
plane. I had a pair of headphones that had LITERALLY cost me seven dollars
(my CFI had dug it out of the trash, and repaired it), and the ambient noise
on each flight was just killing me.

Nowadays we knock off 4 hour legs without batting an eye, and then spend all
day touring our destination, completely fresh and ready to go. Part of that
is due to experience, but a major part is due to the wonders of ANR
headphones. They are truly a miracle of the modern era.

Ah, next you may discover 02 at above 6000 ft.

"Justin Case" wrote:
Ah, next you may discover 02 at above 6000 ft.

Ya know, that's exactly what I was thinking going to Houston Sunday at
8,000 ft. After a couple of hours I was feeling a bit groggy and
wondering if a sniff might be just the thing to perk me up. My
daughter was nodding and my grandson was getting cranky. It's time for
a bottle and some cannulas, I think.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

I don't care for ANR sets. Every one that I have tried gives me a
feeling of pressure, sort of like a blocked ear. I don't know why, it
shouldn't, but I find it very uncomfortable.

Dan Luke wrote:


ANR is the greatest thing since GPS, IMO. Remember how we used to see
a lot of posts saying ANR sets weren't worth it - or that they were
actually inferior to passive sets? Are there still holdouts?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

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