My fiancée went up with me for the first time today. She was surprised that we had to wear headsets in order to communicate.
So, the question. Can the engine noise be reduced enough or the cockpit insulated enough, or both, to allow for normal conversation without losing significant engine performance? Do the Ercoupe specifications limit what one can use for a muffler, so that a different one would require an STC? A couple of the new Light Sport planes claim a quiet cabin. How do they do it? (It can't be the engine, per se, because they use Rotax 912s. I've flown a Sky Ranger with one of those, and it sure wasn't quiet.) Jim Hart
