Saturday, April 26, 2008
DC not for me.
by Mike from Planet Earth
Review: I bought these after a lot of research. These are an excellent headset, although there are just a few faults which I didn't like. 1. Really heavy. If you wear a baseball cap, you will experience pain on the top of your head (where the button of the cap is) after 1 hour. It hurts a lot. 2. Clamping pressure is too much. I felt like my head was in a vice after 1 hour. 3. I emailed David Clark to get some technical information but received no reply. Also, it looks like their website has some out of date links. That's not how to run a business. 4. Doesn't come with a bag! What? $700 and no bag? Even a $5 bag? Come on, now. 5. ATC on the last 2 flights remarked that my transmissions were difficult to read due to static. That's the first time I'd had that problem, and occurred on the 2nd and 3rd flights with the DCs. Okay, the good stuff. 1. Build quality is pretty good, I couldn't find fault with it. Very solid feel. 2. Passive NR is excellent (due to the clamping pressure). I loved that they were quiet even without ANR switched on. 3. With ANC switched on, everything went quiet. Very nice ANC. 4. MyPilotStore will beat advertised prices. Do some searching, there are cheaper out there, then come back and buy through these guys because their service and return policy are both excellent (some other retailers either didn't have any return policy or they didn't bother to email me back when asked about it...no business for them, then). Conclusion I would have kept them if it had not been for the clamping pressure on the sides of my head and the pain from the button on my baseball cap at the top. I know I could cut the button off...but every baseball cap? Noise cancelling is great, but if you can't wear them for one reason or another, what's the point? I returned them and bought the Lightspeed Zulu. My review should be in the loong list of reviews over there.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
I would buy this product again and again
by Roland from Switzerland, flying in Miami for pleasure
Pros: noise reduction, fitting, quality
Cons: price
Review: I usually fly helicopters with doors off. So there is wind and noise. You put that headset on and it's fine, then you activate ENC and it's silent. You only hear the flapping rotor, a little engine and a crystal clear radio. It's just best you can do for your ears. OK it's not cheap but you only have one single set of ears...
Monday, April 09, 2007
now i know why this is the heli pilot's headset of choice
by A Customer from san francisco, ca
Pros: cancels noise, comfortable, sturdy AND has that retro cool look
Cons: keep extra batteries on hand
Review: best value for best money -
why these: this is the headset that my NASA heli pilot wears and recommended to me - and i'm so glad I followed his advice - the new headset is a huge improvement over my non-noise cancelling headset - the fit is comfortable and the noise cancellation works wonders - no slight headache and ear ringing afterwards
comparison: I tried out a friend's equivalent Bose headset and found that my David Clark was on par with noise cancellation, and in fact, I prefer the fit of the David Clark's - the David Clark's are a good $350 less than the Bose
recommend: just keep some extra batteries on hand - I found that they run out after 10 hours - i'd recommend purchasing some rechargeable 9v -
Monday, February 19, 2007
by Rob from California
Pros: Passive Sound Attentuation
Cons: Battery Life could be better for the 9V version.
Review: To Start with, I primarily fly a Schweizer 300c Helicopter, and its not the quietest ride and I wanted a good unit.
I got this after spending alot of time looking at the 3G and Bose ANR units. I chose it for the following reasons:
1.) I have used many D/C units and I am a BIG fan of them. The wieght isn't an issue for me, so it didn't factor into the equation for me.
2.) MUCH cheaper than the Bose for a sturdier product.
3.) Better than any other headset passive sound rejection if the batteries go dead on the ANR. My instructor has a Bose, and several times his batteries have gone dead and he can't hear the radio or me on the intercom. I have had my battery go dead once while in flight (being cheap and I knew I needed to change it) and low freq sound from the engine did increase, it wasn't horrible and I could still use the radio and hear the intercom.
3.) Better built than the Lightspeed ANR's I was looking at.
4.) I have a smaller head, and have not experience any clamping problems (if you do, pry / spread the headband apart for a better fit).
Things I would like to see in it or upgrades:
1.) Audio input like the 3G. If I were to get another headset, I would like to find someone and try them out becuase of this feature. Not a big fan of the after market gadgets that do the same thing, to clumsey for a small cockpit.
2.) Oregon Aero Ear seals for added sound attentuation using glasses.
3.) Cheaper cables for switching back and forth from Fixed-Wing and Helicopter ($90 each). Currently using a Heli-GA adapter I got for $44 here from mypilotstore.
4.) Better battery life. The bose does as good with (2) AA batteries.......
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
by Dick, a Christen Eagle II pilot from Lincoln, NE
Pros: Exceptional performance even at extreme noise levels.
Cons: Battery module needs a much better clip so it won't move around the cockpit during maneuvering. And, for use in GA aircraft , it must be special ordered to get the correct cord.
Review: I had tried all of the well known competing headsets and had nearly despaired at finding one which worked well in extreme noise. This one is the best of the best. Just today, while doing aerobatics at full power, a ground controller assigned me a heading to avoid traffic and I could hear him as clearly as if he had been beside me. The passive noise attenuation of this model is so good that even when the ENC module battery fails I hear well enough to complete the mission comfortably.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
by A Customer from honolulu hawaii
Review: this headset is great . It's very comfortable light and the communication are very clear
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