Gary, If you, or your passenger, are sensitive to the weight &/or clamping of a headset, I heartily recommend the Clarity Aloft in-ear headset that I have. It was designed by an audiologist (who was personally demonstrating them at AOPA EXPO), weighs almost nothing, consists of a thin metal tube that runs behind the neck and up over the ears, with the in-ear pieces on flexible little stalks... and the biggest problem is to remember not to go getting out of the plane without detaching it, because you'll forget it's on!
One of our local Ercoupers in SoCal who has seen mine just asked me for the brand name, because, he said, he's "married to the Princess of Princess & The Pea," and traditional headsets drive her crazy, too. Before finding the Clarity Aloft, my time in a plane was limited by the headset's weight & clamping, which gave me headaches -- that was with my CFI's heavy David Clarks. I also tried another (lighter weight) traditional headset, which is now my back-up, and the Lightspeed brand in-ear headset (which was IMHO poorly designed/ balanced, movement of the mic tended to detach the earpiece on that side). The latter also failed to give a good seal in my left ear, even with the custom-made molded earpieces. The Clarity Aloft fits me without needing custom-molded earpieces. Two extra bonuses: the Clarity Aloft allows me to fly wearing a broad- brimmed hat, and I bought mine directly from the manufacturer, and they were very nice to deal with. Linda --- In [email protected], "G. Davis" <alfen...@...> wrote: > > Hi all, I am putting a panel mount radio in my plane;now I need 2 > GA style headsets. Anyone out there selling, or do you have a good > idea on a good one for our Ercoupes? I dont want to break the bank, > but will spend to get a good set. Also, I am in Wisconsin...Oshkosh > is just a week away, are there any REAL bargains to be had there? > Thanks for reading. > Gary >
