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Old 09-23-2024 | 06:54 AM
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I am looking for any input on various headsets that people have. Would love something reliable with noise cancelling. Any input is greatly appreciated!
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Old 09-26-2024 | 06:15 AM
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I have a David Clark ONE-X. I love the sound quality and the construction is great. I've worn them all day as a CFI and now as an FO and they are plenty comfortable.
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Old 09-28-2024 | 08:51 PM
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The Bose Proflight is a great headset. Lightweight, good sound, works with glasses.
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Old 09-30-2024 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by AFforAU
I am looking for any input on various headsets that people have. Would love something reliable with noise cancelling. Any input is greatly appreciated!
Bose.. A20 is a little heavy for long legs. Proflight is great, more background noise than the over ear Bose but you get used to it. Much more comfortable
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Old 11-20-2024 | 05:07 PM
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You should go with your favorite headset. You don't need anything special for the CRJ or even noise cancelling. I use a DC Pro 2 (~$335) and it works great. I hate it about once a month when I have it on for seven hours or have a three hour leg. As an added bonus, I haven't had to carry or deal with batteries dying on takeoff for the past three years.
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Old 11-22-2024 | 06:30 PM
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Depends on what you want to lug around for 3-4 legs per day, changing airplanes twice per day (or more). The Bose pro-flight is nice, but the case is cumbersome and take up a lot of room. Some of the new DC are small and lightweight. But it is personal preference. I have seen everything from the old school vice-grip style DC to Bose A20/A30 to Bose ProFlight. Whatever works best for you.
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Old 11-23-2024 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyIFly
Depends on what you want to lug around for 3-4 legs per day, changing airplanes twice per day (or more). The Bose pro-flight is nice, but the case is cumbersome and take up a lot of room. Some of the new DC are small and lightweight. But it is personal preference. I have seen everything from the old school vice-grip style DC to Bose A20/A30 to Bose ProFlight. Whatever works best for you.
Size matters, weight on your head, space in your bag. Design matters too, some people tolerate in ear headsets well, others do not. I'm personally fine with them for about 3 hours, after that they hurt. Bose is the most quiet for YOU, for the other pilot it makes an annoying hum. Bluetooth can be nice but everything with BT needs batteries, Telex makes a few noise cancelling options that do not need batteries and are lighter than some other options. I like the Bose on noisy aircraft (ERJ, 737) and Telex on quieter aircraft. But it's very subjective so try different options.
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Originally Posted by AFforAU
I am looking for any input on various headsets that people have. Would love something reliable with noise cancelling. Any input is greatly appreciated!
Bose is the only way to go
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Old 11-23-2024 | 06:13 PM
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I transitioned to the QC45 with UFlyMike setup as a CFI knowing I can adapt it to the airliner one day. Anyone else have experience with this at the airlines? I figure this way I also have a nice set of headphones for travel as well.
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