Aircraft without intercoms and us semi-deaf folks
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Aircraft without intercoms and us semi-deaf folks
I have had some high frequency hearing loss since childhood, but pass the FAA whisper test without difficulty. I have had no trouble with my hearing instructing, flying pt 135 and the last 4 years at a regional, but that has all been in intercom equipped aircraft. Looking at moving up in the world and wondering how others with some hearing loss cope in the boeings and etc. without intercoms and with the wind/duct/etc. noise. Do some folks pass the FAA physical and use a hearing aid on one side for cockpit communication? Hints, advice etc. appreciated, and please speak up when you send it! :P
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Jsut to be clear: The intercom/phone is for talking to the flight attendants. There is no pilot to pilot intercom in Boeings. You talk loud to communicate. In the 757/767 we take off the headset at FL180 anyway.
#8
To the original question. Wearing earplugs under a lightweight Telex type of headset is the way to go if you don't have a Bose or Sennheiser or some other million dollar headset.
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Our airline, which is an all 737 operator, took the creative route. With an approved engineering order, our I/C – R/T switch located on the RCP is no longer spring loaded in either position. The I/C position is not toggled, while the R/T is still spring loaded. With that being said, we no longer have to worry about the rubber band becoming extinct.
The Telex 450 ANR system is very nice and light weight too.
The Telex 450 ANR system is very nice and light weight too.