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grnclvrs · April 26th, 2008, 20:40

When I first started flying I used a Flightcom Blackhawk headset. Worked great for the amount of flying I was doing and only about $150. When I started flying more and instructing the noise became a problem and I swutched to a DC 10-13.4. Hands down the best headset for the money that you can buy. Oregon Aero also offers a hush kit for about $100 that makes it awesome. Only drawback to the 13.4 is it is a tight on the head when worn for a while. When I started wit Colgan on the 1900 I switched to a Bose X. ANR is an absolute necessity on this airplane. Now I'm in the MD80, I wear a Plantronics MS-50 earpiece. The type of flying that you intend to do should dictate the headset that you decide on. If you only want to fly 5-6 hours a month, the Bose would be over kill. I would recommend that you get a "gently used" set of DC 10-13.4 from eBay. It's a great headset for training and, if you decide to upgrade later, a great backup headset.

April 26th, 2008, 20:40	#7
grnclvrs Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: LAS Posts: 99	Re: Buying a Headset When I first started flying I used a Flightcom Blackhawk headset. Worked great for the amount of flying I was doing and only about $150. When I started flying more and instructing the noise became a problem and I swutched to a DC 10-13.4. Hands down the best headset for the money that you can buy. Oregon Aero also offers a hush kit for about $100 that makes it awesome. Only drawback to the 13.4 is it is a tight on the head when worn for a while. When I started wit Colgan on the 1900 I switched to a Bose X. ANR is an absolute necessity on this airplane. Now I'm in the MD80, I wear a Plantronics MS-50 earpiece. The type of flying that you intend to do should dictate the headset that you decide on. If you only want to fly 5-6 hours a month, the Bose would be over kill. I would recommend that you get a "gently used" set of DC 10-13.4 from eBay. It's a great headset for training and, if you decide to upgrade later, a great backup headset.