Originally Posted by
DarkSideMoon
The number of people that “can’t hear” because someone else is wearing a mask is kind of surprising. Either people mumble or there’s a lot of people out there with significant hearing damage. Just turn up the intercom or ask the other person to move their mic if it’s low. There’s a reason the headsets have knobs.
On some fleets, there isn't a VOX/HotMike option.
Whole time I was on the 757/767 we kept inboard earcup off and talked across the cockpit. Heatsets off above 18k for most people.