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Can someone tell me what brand of noise-cancelling headset works well in a Kolb?
And hopefully doesn't break the bank either!
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The Sigtronics S-AR works good for me. It's the only one I've used so others may be better?
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject: Headphones |
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Faro G2 Active noise canceling. http://www.faroaviation.com/aviation-headset.html
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I have a 30 year old pair of H10 -30 David Clarks which I modified with Headsets Inc, noise cancelling kits which cost 165.00 per headset I believe Rick N.had a chance to try them on a few years back.They work pretty well for me.they make kits for a bunch of brands and replace everything in the ear cups. Not that hard to install.
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Brad: I Googled Faro Electronics, and got a surprise. Hope you made out OKRuss K
On Nov 10, 2014, at 6:41 PM, Brad Nation wrote:
[quote]Faro G2 Active noise canceling. http://www.faroaviation.com/aviation-headset.html
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Faro electronics or Faro aviation headset?What was your surprise? Brad
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Brad: I Googled Faro Electronics, and got a surprise. Hope you made out OKRuss K
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I like the Telex Stratus 50. I have a like new one for sale half price of new. $350. I kept it when I sold my Mark III. I use an in ear Halo now only because I don't have room to store a larger headset in the front seat area of my A20. I sure do miss the Telex for quiet and earphone volume sometimes. dlong1957(at)yahoo.com for information. I am partial hard of hearing and it worked very nice.
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Only that the reviews panned Faro; don't know which one but wanted to warn people.
On Nov 11, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Brad Nation wrote:
[quote]Faro electronics or Faro aviation headset?What was your surprise? Brad
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Brad: I Googled Faro Electronics, and got a surprise. Hope you made out OKRuss K
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Russ K asked: << Can someone tell me what brand of noise-cancelling headset works well in a Kolb?
And hopefully doesn't break the bank either! Thanx >>
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I have found that my Mark-3 is the NOISIEST aircraft I have ever flown in. For me, a noise-cancelling headset is a must.
One realizes how much noisier our Kolbs are compared to other GA airplanes when we go back and fly a GA airplane. I took my BFR last week in my instructor's 1942 Interstate Cadet (looks like an Aeronca Champ). It was a bare-bones old airplane with no sound insulation, yet it seemed luxuriously quiet compared to my Kolb. I think it's because the engine in a Kolb sits quite close to our heads.
I use a Lightspeed Sierra noise-cancelling headset, and at $500, it's the best headset I've ever owned. Very comfortable, very quiet. I wish I could afford a Zulu (thousand bucks). But I also wonder how much better the Zulu REALLY is compared to the Sierra. I'd love to do a side-by-side comparison of the two ... in my Kolb. See if the Zulu is really that much better.
Is a $1000 headset really worth it? Remember - hearing damage is cumulative. Every time you encounter any noise that makes your ears ring, it's PERMANENT damage that has occurred, and it all adds up when we get old. For that reason, I'll spend the money for a good headset.
Dennis Kirby
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Yes the MKIII is noisy. I use a sigtronics passive headset that I installed a Headsets Inc active canceling system in. Following headsets advice I changed the cushions to silicone. This all helped a bunch but just wasn't enough. Now I use earbuds that are used for personal music players. The kind that fit in the ear canal and passively cancel noise. I wear these earbuds under my active noise canceling headsets with the earbuds hooked to my intercom. Between the two the noise is very comfortable even on long flights. I can't comment on how this all compares to a $1000 headset but it is quiet enough that I can recognize voices on the radio. Bose and a few others make active noise canceling earbuds, seems like sony makes one in the $40-$60 range. I toy with the idea putting one of these under my headsets. Yes you will still hear the motor.
Rick Neilsen
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On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 3:36 PM, KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS <dennis.kirby.3(at)us.af.mil (dennis.kirby.3(at)us.af.mil)> wrote:
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Russ K asked: << Can someone tell me what brand of noise-cancelling headset works well in a Kolb?
And hopefully doesn't break the bank either! Thanx >>
Russ / Kolbers -
I have found that my Mark-3 is the NOISIEST aircraft I have ever flown in. For me, a noise-cancelling headset is a must.
One realizes how much noisier our Kolbs are compared to other GA airplanes when we go back and fly a GA airplane. I took my BFR last week in my instructor's 1942 Interstate Cadet (looks like an Aeronca Champ). It was a bare-bones old airplane with no sound insulation, yet it seemed luxuriously quiet compared to my Kolb. I think it's because the engine in a Kolb sits quite close to our heads.
I use a Lightspeed Sierra noise-cancelling headset, and at $500, it's the best headset I've ever owned. Very comfortable, very quiet. I wish I could afford a Zulu (thousand bucks). But I also wonder how much better the Zulu REALLY is compared to the Sierra. I'd love to do a side-by-side comparison of the two ... in my Kolb. See if the Zulu is really that much better.
Is a $1000 headset really worth it? Remember - hearing damage is cumulative. Every time you encounter any noise that makes your ears ring, it's PERMANENT damage that has occurred, and it all adds up when we get old. For that reason, I'll spend the money for a good headset.
Dennis Kirby
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I believe it is because we fly a pusher instead of a tractor that our Kolbs
are so noisy.
Tractor prop runs in clean air. Pusher runs in very disturbed air with
blades and tips in close proximity to the trailing edge of the wing and the
tail boom.
There is no comparison between a 912ULS with 3 blade WD taper tip prop on a
RANS S12 and a MKIII. The difference in noise is amazing.
I don't think there is that much engine noise.
The enclosed fuselage and open ended tail boom act as a drum, amplifying the
noise right into the cockpit.
I am on the edge of not being able to hear with the DRE-6000 ANR headset. I
fly with the radio and intercom volume pegged as high as it will go.
Going to have to find another headset to help communicate or quit talking
and listening. Wearing ear plugs under my head set totally destroys my
ability to hear and understand.
Noise is extremely fatiguing. I flew 63.0 hours in 22 days last Sep out to
the Rock House in Oregon and back to Titus, Alabama. Many of those days
were 8.0 hour flying days. My butt had been kicked by the time I called it
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I think it's because the engine in a Kolb sits quite close to our heads.
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I did sound reinforcement work in one of my previous lives, so I can testify to the need for good hearing protection.
I've used a similar technique (earbuds under an active noise cancelling headset) in an RV-4, and it's very effective. My wife & I now use QT Halo's
https://www.quiettechnologies.com/
They are passive (no batteries; no noise cancelling) but they are better than my old active Lightspeeds. They avoid the issue John H. mentioned by taking the sound directly into your ear canal, earbud style, while sealing up your ear with a damping plug like a regular foam or silicone earplug.
An airtight seal is very important for any noise reduction system to work, and muff style protection has a very hard time achieving that, with eyeglasses, head shape, ears, and hair (for those of us who still have it) all conspiring to open an air path to our eardrums.
Oregon Aero used to make muff cushions (pricey) that would fit typical aviation headsets and do a much better job of sealing up the ears.
I've never used one, but those who have say that a good aviation helmet with built-in headset offers another layer of noise protection (with safety benefits, too), but we're talking real money for those. Try
http://www.boneheadcomposites.com/
FWIW,
Charlie
On 11/12/2014 3:01 PM, Rick Neilsen wrote:
[quote] Yes the MKIII is noisy. I use a sigtronics passive headset that I installed a Headsets Inc active canceling system in. Following headsets advice I changed the cushions to silicone. This all helped a bunch but just wasn't enough. Now I use earbuds that are used for personal music players. The kind that fit in the ear canal and passively cancel noise. I wear these earbuds under my active noise canceling headsets with the earbuds hooked to my intercom. Between the two the noise is very comfortable even on long flights. I can't comment on how this all compares to a $1000 headset but it is quiet enough that I can recognize voices on the radio. Bose and a few others make active noise canceling earbuds, seems like sony makes one in the $40-$60 range. I toy with the idea putting one of these under my headsets. Yes you will still hear the motor.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIICÂ
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Russ K asked: << Can someone tell me what brand of noise-cancelling headset works well in a Kolb?
And hopefully doesn't break the bank either! Thanx >>
Russ / Kolbers -
I have found that my Mark-3 is the NOISIEST aircraft I have ever flown in. For me, a noise-cancelling headset is a must.
One realizes how much noisier our Kolbs are compared to other GA airplanes when we go back and fly a GA airplane. I took my BFR last week in my instructor's 1942 Interstate Cadet (looks like an Aeronca Champ). It was a bare-bones old airplane with no sound insulation, yet it seemed luxuriously quiet compared to my Kolb. I think it's because the engine in a Kolb sits quite close to our heads.
I use a Lightspeed Sierra noise-cancelling headset, and at $500, it's the best headset I've ever owned. Very comfortable, very quiet. I wish I could afford a Zulu (thousand bucks). But I also wonder how much better the Zulu REALLY is compared to the Sierra. I'd love to do a side-by-side comparison of the two ... in my Kolb. See if the Zulu is really that much better.
Is a $1000 headset really worth it? Remember - hearing damage is cumulative. Every time you encounter any noise that makes your ears ring, it's PERMANENT damage that has occurred, and it all adds up when we get old. For that reason, I'll spend the money for a good headset.
Dennis Kirby
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Russ K asked: << Can someone tell me what brand of noise-cancelling headset
works well in a Kolb?
And hopefully doesn't break the bank either! Thanx >>
Russ
a friend had a pare of light speed,,, NC headsets that worked great in a ga
plane... was almost as good as nothing in my kolb. I had a pare of
acoustic headsets "pilot pa 60" better than the model light speed I
tried. then I bought some sigtronics echelon 150... when the
batteries wear out they are worse than the pilot pa60,,, but when the
batteries are ok they are a bit better. I have tried a pair of Bose head
sets, I don’t know the model number,,, they were better than the echelon....
everything been so long ago I don’t remember prices, I think I have heard
that the echelon 150 are no longer available. but they have a replacement
model.
the problem with most of the NC headsets, is they are optimized for the
noises of the Lycoming's, and continentals. not the higher rpm of the
rotax line of engines.
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one more thing.... I have been looking at different inexpensive hearing
amplifiers. and trying to find one that has T coil technology. a good
set of hearing aids have the technology.... but I was trying for something
much more inexpensive.... that way you get an ear canal installation
under the NC headsets and don’t have to listen to the noise that bypasses
the ear cups... and can do this without extra wiring. hearing aids without
the T coil would only amplify all the noise that bypasses the ear cup.
the T coil should only amplify the noise generated by the speaker.
hope someone gets an aha moment,,, and can say,,, why didn't I think of
that,,, I know just the thing.
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That noise is extremely fatiguing. As Russ knows, I put a bulkhead behind the pilots' heads on my Mark 3X with sound deadening foam on the back. It cut the noise very noticable. It was still noisy, but my cheapo ANR headsets brought it down to a tolerable level.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 3:36 PM, KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS <dennis.kirby.3(at)us.af.mil (dennis.kirby.3(at)us.af.mil)> wrote:
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Russ K asked: << Can someone tell me what brand of noise-cancelling headset works well in a Kolb?
And hopefully doesn't break the bank either! Thanx >>
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I have found that my Mark-3 is the NOISIEST aircraft I have ever flown in. For me, a noise-cancelling headset is a must.
One realizes how much noisier our Kolbs are compared to other GA airplanes when we go back and fly a GA airplane. I took my BFR last week in my instructor's 1942 Interstate Cadet (looks like an Aeronca Champ). It was a bare-bones old airplane with no sound insulation, yet it seemed luxuriously quiet compared to my Kolb. I think it's because the engine in a Kolb sits quite close to our heads.
I use a Lightspeed Sierra noise-cancelling headset, and at $500, it's the best headset I've ever owned. Very comfortable, very quiet. I wish I could afford a Zulu (thousand bucks). But I also wonder how much better the Zulu REALLY is compared to the Sierra. I'd love to do a side-by-side comparison of the two ... in my Kolb. See if the Zulu is really that much better.
Is a $1000 headset really worth it? Remember - hearing damage is cumulative. Every time you encounter any noise that makes your ears ring, it's PERMANENT damage that has occurred, and it all adds up when we get old. For that reason, I'll spend the money for a good headset.
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Adding sound controlling foam to the cockpit and overhead center section made the difference in my mk3,even with a Sensenich wood prop turning up to 3000rpm. Added headsets inc. ANR kits to my 30 year old H 10-30 DCs for 165.00 each and it is passable now.
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ended tail boom act as a drum, amplifying the
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The absolute cheapest headset ever. A good set of industrial ear chocks, about $30 (I still use the set that Boeing gave me 15 years ago) and any (ANY) in the ear style MP3 player headphones (mine were $10 at Wally's). I can still hear the engine and the radio and any music I want to play on the MP3. The important thing is to get the in-the-ear style with three sets of squishy cushions (S,M,L and they come with the medium size installed). Adjust the cushions until you get a good comfortable fit. I can wear mine for hours and I don't even notice them.I worked big machine shops most of my working life. The safety guys told me to wear ear plugs to protect my hearing and I did. My friends have hearing aids now, but I don't need them until the wife comes up with a project for me to do. :-}
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| Quote: | That noise is extremely fatiguing. As Russ knows, I put a bulkhead behind the pilots' heads on my Mark 3X with sound deadening foam on the back. It cut the noise very noticable. It was still noisy, but my cheapo ANR headsets brought it down to a tolerable level.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 3:36 PM, KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS <dennis.kirby.3(at)us.af.mil (dennis.kirby.3(at)us.af.mil)> wrote:
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Russ K asked: << Can someone tell me what brand of noise-cancelling headset works well in a Kolb?
And hopefully doesn't break the bank either! Thanx >>
Russ / Kolbers -
I have found that my Mark-3 is the NOISIEST aircraft I have ever flown in. For me, a noise-cancelling headset is a must.
One realizes how much noisier our Kolbs are compared to other GA airplanes when we go back and fly a GA airplane. I took my BFR last week in my instructor's 1942 Interstate Cadet (looks like an Aeronca Champ). It was a bare-bones old airplane with no sound insulation, yet it seemed luxuriously quiet compared to my Kolb. I think it's because the engine in a Kolb sits quite close to our heads.
I use a Lightspeed Sierra noise-cancelling headset, and at $500, it's the best headset I've ever owned. Very comfortable, very quiet. I wish I could afford a Zulu (thousand bucks). But I also wonder how much better the Zulu REALLY is compared to the Sierra. I'd love to do a side-by-side comparison of the two ... in my Kolb. See if the Zulu is really that much better.
Is a $1000 headset really worth it? Remember - hearing damage is cumulative. Every time you encounter any noise that makes your ears ring, it's PERMANENT damage that has occurred, and it all adds up when we get old. For that reason, I'll spend the money for a good headset.
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My original firestar with a 377 was quiet. Anyways I was having trouble hearing in my luscombe. I got a different com box, I don't remember which one but it did replace the transcom ll. World of difference. I hear everything now.
I suppose the higher speeds create alot more air over the wing and into the prop causing all the noise. I'll try to get the name of the com box I bought tomorrow.
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My original firestar with a 377 was quiet. Anyways I was having trouble hearing in my luscombe. I got a different com box, I don't remember which one but it did replace the transcom ll. World of difference. I hear everything now.
I suppose the higher speeds create alot more air over the wing and into the prop causing all the noise. I'll try to get the name of the com box I bought tomorrow.
Dan
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