DAL Class drops
04-02-2017, 02:36 PM
#901
Doesn't Get Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by gloopy
DL has always been radically against the concept of hot mic. The North guys brought the Airbus over and they use it, which was a good start. The 737 doesn't have the detent where you can leave it in hot mic. The feature is still there, but you have to physically key it each time as its spring loaded back. Some other operators, never DL of course, have been known to put rubber bands or coffee stir sticks etc and make their own hot mic, but that is highly frowned on at DL. Newer 737's are coming with the hot mic detent, but very few pilots will use them even if they know its there. That could change eventually, but its going to take a LONG time. One ear on, one ear off, missed calls and minor hearing loss are simply part of the culture. You can ear plug it of course, or go both ears on and make 100% of the radio calls but then miss a higher percentage of things from the other pilot I guess.
Best reason to stay on an Airbus. I hated the one ear off headset routine.
One would think it would be an easy process to hot-mic all aircraft. If you don't like it, you can still leave it off and slide your headset crooked on your head so you get a headache.
04-02-2017, 04:28 PM
#903
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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano
Ear plugs from pushback to block-in. Every aircraft.
04-02-2017, 06:01 PM
#905
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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano
Ear plugs from pushback to block-in. Every aircraft.
Also, believe it or not I find the speedbrake handle retraction on the 717 to cause my ears to ring -- an indication to me that I have not yet lost much hearing at all, and so I have to leave my left earplug in until the handle is down (if it's done in the "BAM" way and not the sliding way). I can tell those who I fly with have lost hearing as this sound does not bother them in the least.
04-03-2017, 04:39 AM
#906
Rerouted On Weekends
Joined APC: Oct 2015
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Originally Posted by contrails
Absolutely -- I actually hear the radio more clearly when I have an earplug in my ear because it filters out all the background noise.
Also, believe it or not I find the speedbrake handle retraction on the 717 to cause my ears to ring -- an indication to me that I have not yet lost much hearing at all, and so I have to leave my left earplug in until the handle is down (if it's done in the "BAM" way and not the sliding way). I can tell those who I fly with have lost hearing as this sound does not bother them in the least.
Also, believe it or not I find the speedbrake handle retraction on the 717 to cause my ears to ring -- an indication to me that I have not yet lost much hearing at all, and so I have to leave my left earplug in until the handle is down (if it's done in the "BAM" way and not the sliding way). I can tell those who I fly with have lost hearing as this sound does not bother them in the least.
04-03-2017, 05:03 AM
#907
Barbie's PIMP
Joined APC: Jun 2015
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Posts: 269
Originally Posted by contrails
Absolutely -- I actually hear the radio more clearly when I have an earplug in my ear because it filters out all the background noise.
Also, believe it or not I find the speedbrake handle retraction on the 717 to cause my ears to ring -- an indication to me that I have not yet lost much hearing at all, and so I have to leave my left earplug in until the handle is down (if it's done in the "BAM" way and not the sliding way). I can tell those who I fly with have lost hearing as this sound does not bother them in the least.
Also, believe it or not I find the speedbrake handle retraction on the 717 to cause my ears to ring -- an indication to me that I have not yet lost much hearing at all, and so I have to leave my left earplug in until the handle is down (if it's done in the "BAM" way and not the sliding way). I can tell those who I fly with have lost hearing as this sound does not bother them in the least.
Huh?!
I don't hear anything!
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