Re: In-the-ear headsets (WAS: "Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group good mic muf")

Realistically, I cannot imagine that being a useful application in an actual ATC environment.  While you are doing your playback, the frequency is basically being blocked from use while everyone is waiting on you.  You are better off simply saying to the controller, "Say again" and have him repeat it, because then he at least knows you heard him.  If he hears nothing from you while you're doing your playback, he will call you again anyway.  Will you hear that call while the playback is on?  I doubt it.  If the frequency is so congested that the controller is speaking in bursts of information, your asking him to repeat helps teach him to slow down.  I actually told a controller one day (foreign controller) he could say it 3 times fast, or once slowly, his choice.  I didn't really care either way.  LOL.  The only time I could see a use for the playback would be when copying a clearance or a reroute, but you're still going to have to tell the controller to "Standby" while you're playing it back.  The controller is still tied up.  He can't go to someone else while he's waiting for you to play with your gadget.  So, you may as well just have him read it again, write down the points you missed on the first one, and then read it back to him and you're done. 

 

Jim

 

From: Brian

Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 11:50 AM

To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com

Subject: In-the-ear headsets (WAS: "Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group good mic muf")

 

 

Lyle - after our conversation offline (:D) I'm still wanting to try these headsets and will be looking at them at Oshkosh this next week. What intrigued me is the app that Lightspeed just came out with for recording audio and also being able to do "instant" playback. To me that would be extremely appealing - if it works well and fast. One of the toughest things I have personally is retaining the quick burst if information ATC passes along to me and I would absolutely LOVE to have that feature in a headset.

Given that it looks like the Clarity simply has the bluetooth add-on that is available for most headsets (including/possibly Lightspeeds adaptation) I would hope that feature would be available in the Clarity soon. :D

One of these days I'll be up your way. :)

Brian

--- In mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com, "Lyle Cox" <LyleCox@...> wrote:
>
> I can tell you from practical use that they work EXTREMELY well for noise
> cancelation. In fact, they the same type of noise cancelling used by
> Harrier and Blackhawk pilots. If they take out that noise, I'm pretty sure
> they'll handle the average GA airplane.
>
>
>
> They are extremely light and comfortable. No head clamping or heavy weight
> for hours of flying.
>
>
>
> As to the noise canceling on the mic, it has active noise canceling. I
> could call you from my airplane and have a conversation and you would not be
> able to tell that I'm in the air. As for wind noise, I also use my headset
> as a hands free cellular headset. I have driven down the interstate at 75
> mph, with the windows wide open and the person I was talking to could not
> hear the wind.
>
>
>
> From: mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of circicirci
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 9:29 AM
> To: mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com
> Subject: In-the-ear headsets (WAS: "Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group
> good mic muf")
>
>
>
>
>
> Looks to me like what Clarity Aloft offers is one of those in-the-ear
> (rather than over the ear) headsets.
>
> I have some doubt that that would make any difference in the wind noise
> being picked up in the mic as their mic would be basically no different than
> any other headset mic.
>
> But it does raise something I'm curious about:
> Anyone here have any experience using any of those headsets that plug IN
> your ears? Their supposed advantage is they should be great at keeping
> cockpit noise out of our ear and be much lighter and less bulky than
> traditional headsets.
> If so, wonder why they're not popular. They're costly, but so are the top
> end conventional headsets that I see widely used.
>
> Alex
>
> --- In mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com> , "Lyle Cox" <LyleCox@> wrote:
> >
> > Stop by Clarity Aloft's booth.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com> ]
> > On Behalf Of Helen Woods
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 6:06 PM
> > To: mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group good mic muf
> >
> > ....lot of you folks run around in flying machines sans doors, sometime
> sans
> > cockpits. What do you do to deal with the wind on the mic? Is there
> > something I can pick up at OSH next week?......
> >
> > Helen
> >
>

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