ditto on the clarity aloft, it's like wearing nothing on your head.

If you don't mind the orange 'squishy' earplugs this is the best turboprop headset. It's much sturdier than it looks.

Cheers
George

 

Save your hearing...do you want to go deaf?

 

Yeah, spend some money and get some good clamps or clarity's. Even low end sets do a good job at hearing protection. Studies show that prolonged exposure to moderate levels of noise is far worse than shorter exposures at higher levels. This is exactly the kind of damaging noise found in airplane cockpits. I wouldn't but anything that had less than 20dB total reduction. Some sets can acheive well over 30dB.

 

Sennheiser HMEC-25K/A

it's an ENC headset. Provides solid passive reduction for the ATR. The active noise cancellation provides a bit more but I only turn it on for longer flights as I like to save batts and it doesn't make a huge difference. The small cups are much more comfortable than any DC.

 

Love the HMEC-25KAS...and you get a discount and payment plan straight through Sennheiser if you're ALPA...

Have to warn you though - it was barely enough (yep - with the ANR) in the JungleJet at 10K and 320KIAS. That's a lot of wind-noise...don't know about the props...

 

I used, and still use, the Bose X. In addition to being light and comfortable, it was pretty effective.

Look at the Twin Otter. Note how close the propeller tips come to the pilot's head. And these aren't those slow turning big airliner props, either. It was loud. If the Bose kept up there, I imagine it ought to in anything else.

 

I used david clark 13.4's for a long time in the dash. Be advised at PDT, PDT guys will want to use those lightweight headsets and yell in the cockpit instead of using the airplane's built in interphone to talk civilly, forcing you to pull an ear cup off and say "WHAT?" a lot. (Think Little Jon!) Up in former ALG country you'll be able to sit in quiet peace and use the interphone. I could never understand why someone wouldn't want to use equipment installed by the manufacturer that enhances communication and margin of safety, but I suppose it's not how the guys flying big jets do it, hence the aversion to it. If I were you I'd look into better seals for the 13.4 and make it comfortable for yourself, and if you really want ANR, get the kit. If you plan on being based down south, I wouldn't waste any money on ANR, as it won't help you with an ear pulled off all the time.

 

Is the JungleJet the EMB-135/45? Why is that thing so godawfully loud? I've never been in one, but I've heard it from many EMB pilots.

If you put earplugs in underneath the Senn's, it might cancel all the noise out.

Some guys use earplugs and the Telex's in the ATR. Truth be told, you can go headsets off and it's really not that loud in cruise. Though I've noticed (for whatever reason) some of our frames to be louder than others. Odd.

 

The Lightspeed Zulu is where it's at. Have tried both it and the Bose X. I like the Zulu better because the ANR seems to be pretty close to equal and the Zulu doesn't clamp your head as bad as the Bose.

I'm going to be upgrading to the Zulu. Just an FYI for all you lightspeed guys out there, if you have a 30-3G or 20-3G, Lightspeed will take your headset in on trade for a Zulu and give you their current retail price for yours.

 

All bose products are OVERRATED and OVER PRICED.