Originally Posted by
KYTBRD
I was wondering about headsets at FedEx. Are the ones provided on the plane satisfactory or do folks tend to purchase their own? At my current company lots of folks use the Bose/UFlymic option so that they have them for the commercial DHs. I have one that needs to have the boom mic fixed but don't want to pay to get it fixed if this isn't an option to use at FedEx.
I don't know what airplane you're flying now or have flown before. My personal experience is that the 727's and the Classic (100 & 200 series) 747's were VERY noisy. One of the first things I noticed flying at FedEx was how QUIET the DC-10 cockpit was, the MD-11 cockpit is even quieter.
Basically, I've flown the MD-11 my entire FedEx career. I don't ever remember flying with anybody that had their own headset. You probably won't need to have yours repaired unless you want to.
Spend your time worrying about important stuff like getting hired (I highly recommend Emerald Coast Consulting if you haven't been hired yet, finding a crash pad, airport car). You'll have lots of time to worry about headsets later ...
MM