Originally Posted by
McNugent
They'll be flying around with the left ear cup pulled back. ANR headsets at UAL are pretty worthless unless you get the occasional captain that has one as well. Most guys just have the ear plug and mic set up.
The DC pro X works great and is pretty comfy even when you have the ear piece pulled back. Don't bother with the ANR version though. I have it and never turn it on.
I'd have to say this depends on which fleet you're on. My experience in the 737 is that probably half the guys I fly with run an ANR headset and are hugely appreciative that I have one too. 4 days spent talking and not shouting at each other makes a huge difference, and actually leads to a conversation or two rather than just sitting next to each other for hours in what sounds like a hair dryer testing facility.