Originally Posted by CloudSailor

I've flown with a handful of guys on the 757 who use the intercom instead, so nice, specially when briefing an arrival/approach and looking away from each other at the EFB's. You can speak using a normal volume and conserve your ears and vocal chords. When I try using it with guys who aren't used to the intercom, it seems to exasperate them a little, so I stop - at least until I upgrade.

Originally Posted by PA31

How do you use the intercom on 757, we always did one ear off in training and oe...

Originally Posted by PA31

How do you use the intercom on 757, we always did one ear off in training and oe...

Originally Posted by Kougarok

Rocker switch down.

Originally Posted by Malex4u

I cringed at the price but I bought the Bose A20 this summer and wish I did it years earlier. I mostly fly 767 freighters and they are loud. Flights can be as short as 30 minutes to 10 hour plus.

I'm a retired Army Reserve Aviator, flew mostly helicopters. Hearing conservation was emphasized from day one of training. I faithfully wore earplugs for my entire career.

On the civian side, I flew CRJs for 7.5 years and wore a Telex with earplugs off and on. Then I got into Boeings in 2007 and have flown 747,757,767 where the bulk of the pilots would rather yell over the ambient noise rather use the intercom. All that effort to keep hearing loss at bay I think was squandered because of my laziness flying these planes.

Now that I'm Captain, I insist that the intercom is used. I love my Bose A20. When I take a break I don a Sony NR headset.

Originally Posted by Wasatchcrest

Thanks for your insight! Is the plug for the 67/57 a GA on the A20?

Originally Posted by Elevation

I have DCs with ANR. If you do the rocker switch thing thabks in advance for using rubber bands rather than paper wedges.

Originally Posted by Birdsmash

Just curious if all you hot mic guys use rubber bands or other hacks when the FAA is onboard?

Originally Posted by Hellafo

I prefer not using rubber bands and just key the intercom when I need to speak. I don’t want to chew or breath in someone’s ear. I have the Bose proflight and when someone uses a rubber band I get a lot of ambient noise through their mic.