whataclub

Came across these today. I have never heard of them but I am intrigued. They seem to be a cross between clarity aloft and a Bose headset but at a fraction of the price. Any using these? Pros/cons?

https://www.ufqaviation.com/collecti...-pilot-headset

PrimalPilot

I got one; thumbs up from me. Bought a standard plug headset with the UFQ Airbus adapter.

Pros: great noise cancelling; ability to take one ear piece off to hear your partner w/out a headset or hot mic; battery lasts a long time (I'm going on three months on the original batteries); stereo volume tuning; comes with a Bluetooth adapter; comes with two types of ear buds each with three different sizes (6 total buds); a bit of passive noise reduction; fantastic price. Sells on Amazon, with 30-day return.

Cons: ear-in piece; can't rest your head on the seat head rest due to the wire behind the nugget; need to adjust boom a bit every time you put the headset on; weakest link in the construction is the wire/cord attached to the ear pieces; battery powered; you can buy a left or right side boom, but can't flip the boom (stuck with what you buy).

That said, I haven't had any problems. I don't mind the ear-in piece, I don't tilt my head back on the seat rest, am careful handling the head set; and prefer battery over ship power noise cancelling (it works better).

BL: Might not be the best head set out there, but this headset is well worth the price. The active noise cancelling rocks on this set and I wouldn't shy from trying on it with GA flying.

Kebert Xela

I’ve had them for about 3 months and thumbs up from me. They’re not perfect but for the price they are pretty awesome.

Noise canceling is very good.

Cons: I find the in ear can be fatiguing for days with 8+ hours of block. Also same with the wire that goes over the ears. But that’s only on the really long days.

Being able to remove one ear piece is a nice treat. The wire that goes around your head can be cumbersome with the headrest but overall I recommend them and especially at the fraction of the cost against competitors.

whataclub

Does the headset still work if the batteries die? How is it without the ANR?

CrowneVic

Guessing not TSO’d.

PrimalPilot

Still works w/out battery and works just fine w/out the ANR. Has a bit of passive noise reduction w/the ear plugs. Not TSO'd ... but TSO is a scam anyways.

ReadyRsv

Feds think differently about that. Feds control my ticket.

ZapBrannigan

Is there a 121 regulation that requires TSO that I’m unaware of? If so, can you direct me to it?

Or does your company policy require TSO’d headsets?

I’m curious what you think you’re going to be violated for?

MCDUmanipulator

If you have a fed onboard, wear the ship set.

jetlag q

crisis averted!!😎