Interesting ;-) As I said, my experience differs a lot. IMHO headsets
get treated very differently across the pilot population, which is only
natural considering the wildy varying circumstances, usage patterns and
times of use. From what one can read on the internet, the older
Lightspeeds don't seem to have held up that well for "heavy (ab)users".

Heck, my first Lightspeeds (the 15s) used to break just hanging on the
yoke! It would work for one flight, and the next flight something
would be wrong -- for no apparent reason. We never took them out of
the plane, we never tossed them in a flightbag, or even coiled up the
cords -- they just broke.

The next generation (the XLs) were a bit better, but still too
fragile. They would break if used over any length of time.
Throughout all this, Lightspeed's customer service was impecable.
They fixed all of mine, each time, for free, no questions asked.

The 3G (third generation) models are MUCH more robust. I've had four
of them in our plane for several years now, without incident. With
their cell phone interface, bass/treble boost, auto shut-off and long
battery life, they're simply outstanding.

I'm glad I stuck with Lightspeed all the way through their early
years, and I'm looking forward to trying the Zulu.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"