Headsets for dash 8-100's?

[jenga]

Ive searched the board, but didn't find much.

My airline stocks ours with Telex 750's. IMHO, the -100s are too loud for this setup.(We can use our own setup if we want). What headsets do you trash -100 drivers use?

P.S. I'm thinking of requisitioning my DC's out of mainland storage or financing some Bose-action.

 

[Dash8]

i use 750's i bought actually
with earplugs for takeoff and initial climb,
once the props are back to 1050 or lower i take the plugs out then the 750's are fine by themselves....
dash is fairly quiet at that point, particularly in cruise when they're back to 900

 

[jayme]

The Bose are worth their weight in gold. I used them in the Brasilia and it was like night and day compared to my passive noice cancelling headseats. The best part: 8 hours of flying, and you still don't want to take them off.

 

[LearLove]

headsets are for pussies in the Dash. Use them for T.O then remove after you pull the props back, put them back on to land. Thats all you need. Some of these MDA guys fly around all day in the 170 with their headsets on except for the old Piedmont and Eastern guys.

I used 750's in the Dash

 

[sweptback]

headsets are for pussies in the Dash. Use them for T.O then remove after you pull the props back, put them back on to land. Thats all you need. Some of these MDA guys fly around all day in the 170 with their headsets on except for the old Piedmont and Eastern guys.

Headseats may be for pussies, but at least the pussies will be able to hear when they're 60.

 

[eddie]

I wore an earmold and an earplug.

We should have worn dc style headsets, but I guess dash drivers are beyond those "small airplane" style headsets.

 

[fret8]

750's are fine...it isn't that loud everyone

 

[N8Dogg]

I don't fly the dash but have flown turbo props. The 750's are great with earplugs. Just turn up the volume. My $0.02.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

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[LearLove]

Headseats may be for pussies, but at least the pussies will be able to hear when they're 60.

OK I should have explained my first sentance there:

it pertains to some of us who flew with certain people while based in "free-for-all" Allentown.

I found it comfortable to do taxi,TO, climb (untill the props are pulled back to quiet mode) and landing with the headsets (telex 750's) on. Quiet climb, enroute and decent headsets off.

 

[dhc8fo]

I wear the Sony headset (like a walkman headset that plugs into your ears). It is the lightest, smallest thing out there but doesn't provide any noise protection. I don't feel that I need it because the dash isn't that loud. Been doing it this way for over four years and my hearing is fine when tested....but who knows down the road. Plus, it is a $400 headset and the only place you can get it is at Marv Golden. I looked everywhere.

 

[jparks]

Invest in the Bose. I use them and when not using the hot mic you can still hear the Capt complain just fine. It is all about the noise cancelling ohterwise you just turn up the radio louder to drown out the airplane noise.......thats how you lose your hearing.

.02

 

[91100 100 set]

I wore DC 13.4's for my time in the Dash. And even though that company's culture usually took them off for climb and cruise (despite the policy), I'd prefer to keep them on. Unless it was a long day or particularly hot that day. I never liked juggling the hand mike, and with the DC's on, it was dead quite. The 13.4's have pretty good stereo speakers in them, so it sounded really good with the volume turned down. Granted, I've never worn any lightweight headsets, and I think if I did, I'd never want to go back, but I prefered to wear the DC's.

 

[JohnnyP]

for DHC8FO

I wear the sony walkman-like headset too, your right no noise protection but i cant even tell im wearing one its so dang light....i dont even think the dash is that loud at all even on takeoff...maybe my hearing is already shot...i was under the impression that sony stopped making our headset? Im trying hard not to destroy it because i cant get another one.

 

[NoJoy]

I have the Bose X headsets and they work great in the Dash. I see more and more pilots use these headsets. They are very comfortable and after having them for over two years, have not had any problems with them. Bose will let you try these headsets for 30 days. If you don't like them, send them back.

 

[Otto Coarsen]

I feel a little guilty telling my FOs with brand new bose ANR headsets to take em off after takeoff, but I do it anyway. The dash is real quiet, and my Dave Clark 10-30s get real uncomfortable for longer than 15 minutes.


Save your money and buy a plain old passive headset. That way you won't feel like you wasted a grand everytime the captain says "alright let's lose the clamps"

 

[jenga]

Thanks alot for all the useful info! I really appreciate it; Blast-Fax Kudos to everyone.

I decided to give the Bose a try (30 day $-back gty.). Excellent cust. svc. so far and awesome finance option. Should be here in the next couple of days.

I think that guys/gals at my airline are exposed to more noise than at other 100-friendly airlines. Almost all our lines are 8-leggers (read 8 t/o's, 8 high-speed(for the dash), low altitude descents, 8 disc/reverse events[usually have to anticipate this and have to momentarily blast the comm. so as not to miss the TWR to GND handoff]). Most of our cruising is BLO 7000'(read no FL thin air, or lower-density ATC comm). Almost all of our legs are around .5, .6 block. Our absolute longest is 1.0, maybe 1.1 block. Nobody here takes off there headsets enroute.

I've tried my Telex 5x5s with custom earmold, I've tried the hand mic/speaker mode(cruz), I've tried the 1-off 750 mode, the no-off 750 mode and the plugs & 750's mode.

What prompted me to research other headset options is that I recently tried out the foam plugs & 750's, religously, all day- after st. chklist, the plugs go in, shutdown, they come out-all day. I couldn't help but notice that it seemed like I was alot less fatigued at the end. Great, but some of our radios are not loud enough with the plugs in and I can hear myself in my head. (no, not voices). Anyway, thanks again everyone.

JParks - thanks, you answered a specific Q of mine. We have Hot-mic'ers and Not-mic'ers here. Nice to know you can still here 'em in Not-mic mode.

P.S. Huge, that link dont work.

 

[WSurf]

Send your Bose Headset Back.... get your money back! Then invest in there Home Entertainment System!!! Now That Rocks!!!!

 

[trainer8]

dash headsets

Telex ANR 850 is a good light-weight headset for the Dash. Somewhere between the DC and the Bose.

T8

 

[Icelandair]

I thought the Q stands for quiet though.

 

[trainer8]

I thought the Q stands for quiet though.

True, but my understanding is that the ANR features of the Q series at PDT have been "in-oped" by PDT MTC. Perhaps the PDT guys could comment.

The old -100 series do not have this feature.

 

[Booker]

True, but my understanding is that the ANR features of the Q series at PDT have been "in-oped" by PDT MTC. Perhaps the PDT guys could comment.

The old -100 series do not have this feature.

All correct. The NVS is deactivated on PDT's fleet.

 

[Singlecoil]

What prompted me to research other headset options is that I recently tried out the foam plugs & 750's, religously, all day- after st. chklist, the plugs go in, shutdown, they come out-all day. I couldn't help but notice that it seemed like I was alot less fatigued at the end. Great, but some of our radios are not loud enough with the plugs in and I can hear myself in my head. (no, not voices). Anyway, thanks again everyone.

I flew the Dash for 6 years with 750's and plugs. You're right, occasionally there is an airplane that has quiet radios, making it difficult to hear. Try cutting some earplugs in half and having those in your flight bag for that scenario. Another techique is to burn holes in them to let some sound through. That seems to work best with the orange Howard Leight Maxx plugs, a gas stove, and about an 1/8th inch drill bit. Make sure you are exhaling as you burn the plugs. You don't want to breathe that crap in, trust me.

 

[Freight Dog]

Jenga, so you finally made it to WP. Congrats!

 

[Icelandair]

Do the Horizon Q200's have the NVS working?

 

[WSurf]

They Probably do! When the system worked it was awesome. You could have a set beside the engine, and barely hear the prop come out of feather. Cabin noise was much lower then an RJ in cruise! However our company didn't want to keep them maintained so the deactivated all them. Its really too bad, it was nice for the passagers since they were already scared to fly a prop.

 

[jenga]

Jenga, so you finally made it to WP. Congrats!

Thanks FD. I've been there for almost a year now. Hang in there at AQ; I hope that WP doesn't end up being an "option" for you anytime. Are you pretty safe?

Re: NVS- when we had the 200's here, the NVS worked. It only took a few months for them to be inop and deffered.

P.S. ...I'm trying not to hijack my own thread...

 

[rgnlwannabe]

Do the Horizon Q200's have the NVS working?

Most of the time they do work. Sometimes they are inop, or in the degraded mode, but QX tries to keep them working. They make it really nice and quiet, and the Q400 is amazingly quiet. However, when it is inop, I really don't notice much of a difference when in the cockpit, but there is a pretty good difference in the back.