Planning on becoming student pilot and buying a headset thisafternoon

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)