Originally Posted by
Airway
Is the JungleJet the EMB-135/45? Why is that thing so godawfully loud? I've never been in one, but I've heard it from many EMB pilots.
If you put earplugs in underneath the Senn's, it might cancel all the noise out.
Some guys use earplugs and the Telex's in the ATR. Truth be told, you can go headsets off and it's really not that loud in cruise. Though I've noticed (for whatever reason) some of our frames to be louder than others. Odd.
the emb145 is so loud because it has the same nose as the brasilia. when the brazillians built the thing they just slapped the 120's nose on the new faster airplane. They never tested it at transonic speeds (.70 mach and higher) where a shock wave builds just behind the cockpit bulkhead.
when i was in the atr we would just never wear headsets it wasnt that loud and with the heat it kept you that much cooler.