I'm new to the 220. I thought you folks at B6 might be a good source of info re: personal headsets for use on the Canabus. Over at Delta, everyone seems to have their own opinion - many varied ones - to the point the only common ground is "I just use the shipset," which is a Telex on-the-ear. I'm not sure what model, don't care, because I fell out of love with it during in my first 20 hours in the airplane). I hate on-the-ear because of the pressure they place on the ear structure; comfortable at first, but after two hours they hurt! Maybe I just have weird ears.

Over-ear seems like too much for this airplane, plus I kissed turboprops goodbye 25 years ago and have spent my career avoiding the noise of the 737 - all just to bid adieu to the clamp. So I am leaning toward an in-ear solution, like Plantronics (now called Poly) MS50 or Telex 5x5. I think the A220 slipstream noise is a bit much for hours (going topless above 180) of unprotected exposure, so I seek something comfortable and quiet "enough" for continuous use, utilizing intercom. The culture of the fleet seems to lean toward full-time hot mic use anyhow. These two somewhat "old school" units I mentioned are single-sided affairs and I'd want to add opposite side audio via a Y splice and additional tubing/earpiece. I've seen guys do that on other aircraft, but I have no idea where to go for the parts. I'm not against ANR, but I am a cheap pilot that doesn't see the need for a four-figure device on this relatively quiet plane. Not a fan of batteries or extra modules either.

Thanks for any tips you can offer regarding mods to the headsets I listed or suggestions of a better solution.