I notice Aldi this Saturday (14th) have on special again *Active Noise cancelling headphones for $39.99.* These have batteries in the cup of headphones and do know work extremely well in a motorglider. You still use the boom mic so there is no need to switch microphones (we often hear people on wrong mic in motorglider like they are at the end of a tunnel).
They fold up into a small ball and have a case but you will need an adapter to go from 3.5mm jack to 6.5mm jack. For the past over 30 years in motorglider I turn volume up to full before takeoff but headpnone is a much better solution and unfortunately a few years ago a Finnish guy in Australia ASW22B took with airbrakes out and I believe did not hear the radio as people on ground warned him. Unfortunately it was fatal. I would never mind if our GFA made it mandatory to hear a radio properly while engine is running especially takeoff. As some may realise all gliders first CERTIFIED (not build date) after about 1990 airbrakes do not suck up on self launch or aerotow which really is a good safety feature. (I do know this includes G103 III and DG1001 and many more newer gliders) I do know owners at Keepit are using same and at $40 each maybe buy 2 Noise cancelling headsets on Saturday!!!!!! Just a thought Ian McPhee
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