Originally Posted by zippinbye

Please describe the intercom set-up for us outsiders. I've never been in a DL 737 cockpit, but I have a lot of FE time in OA back seats. Some Delta ships have an IC hot mic, and some not? So it's a hassle to use the PTT when no hot mic exisits? When I flew turboprops, we simply toggled up to transmit on the radio and down to talk to the guy next to you. Of course I had a younger, faster brain then, but it became second nature - I don't see the big deal. Admittedly, hot is mo betta. Not a place to nickle and dime from a health and safety aspect! I read somewhere that the rubber band mic switch redneck STC is frowned upon, but I see other carriers using it and it works. Is it a valid when option when Feds and LCPs aren't on-scene? I recall the Alaska guys made a big stink about noise when the MD-80 series gave way to the 737. I think they were close to getting company-provided Bose units, but I don't think they prevailed. I rode XCM with a captain who had a tenitus OJI case in the works. The 737 noise issue is real, and I would hope that every advantage could be put to work on our behalf.