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Old January 30th 07, 03:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Ron Wanttaja
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Default Bose vs. Lightspeed

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:28:33 -0500, " jls" wrote:

Any suggestions? I guess I ought to send them back to the company.
Thanks.


I use a Flightcom Denali ANR headset in the Fly Baby. My first try at an ANR
headset was a borrowed Lightspeed. The headset would "warble" in one ear or the
other as I turned my head while flying. My guess it was reacting to the change
of air pressure in the open cockpit.

The Flightcom doesn't have this problem. Seems to work pretty good at the noise
canceling, too, although it runs through batteries pretty quickly. I'm guessing
that's because of the high noise levels (~109 dB, chest high). When the battery
gets low enough, I start getting a "chirping" in the earphones and the light
flashes red. The battery is pretty low at that point, though. I've got the old
version without the compatibility with panel power. The Denali is pretty low
profile, which might explain its lower sensitivity to wind-driven effects.

The only drawback to the Denali was the color choices...yellow or blue. Neither
goes well with my airplane. Life is Hell. :-)


Ron Wanttaja