Hi,
My daughter is about to start an accelerated flight training program. Probably cfi or small 135 after then to a regional
Looking for headset recommendations.
Back in the day used David Clark. They were fine, but uncomfortable after a while in the plane.
Thanks for any insights..

 

Do you have a price range? They go from $150 - $1,200+. Lightspeed active noise reduction are a good, lower end ANR that should last years if taken care of.

Many swear by Bose as the standard to beat, but are the priciest. However, my A20’s are 5 years old and still going strong. But the ear pads finally need to be replaced, not bad.

 

Clarity Aloft is a great one.
Also won’t give her “headset hair”.

 

Buy good tools. Buy once. Buy bose.

 

Thanks for the replies.
The school did recommend the Bose, think we'll go that way.
Did a borrow a pair while flying the Beech 18, they were the only ones that could truly cancel the "noise" of the 985's. Almost a little too quiet on take off.

 

I just got back into flying after a long hiatus, so I recently completed an extended (~ 20 hours dual) BFR and checkout in C-172/182. I started with a new DC H10-13S (PNR), under $400 (Sporty's). When I finished I wanted to upgrade to ANR/BT and have the DC as a spare and for a passenger, and initially planned on adding one of the DC ANR's: ~25-30% cheaper than the Bose and I was happy with DC already (and liked the "classic" green). But I found a used pair of Bose A20 for about the same price, so I jumped on that. I've used them a couple of times and am happy. But apart from the BT (which I haven't used yet), the side-by-side comparison of the DC and A20 isn't that exciting. The excellent PNR of the DC almost equals the ANR of the Bose, at least in my ability to notice. Comfort is very similar. I'll keep and use them both, and although I plan to soon take advantage of the Bose BT functionality with Foreflight traffic advisory, as a pure comms headset the DC was much more value for the money. For me. If the airplane I fly had ADSB-in for traffic, I probably wouldn't "need" the BT and would just have two DC PNR headsets for less cost than one A20.