thanks Ian, Ilmari Rintasalo is the reason that at our club it is mandatory to do a radio check (and confirmation) before commencing take off. If I find them at aldi I will buy one, $40 is a cheap when you can safe a life!
Grietje On 12/06/2014 8:11 am, Ian Mc Phee wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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