question for the Southwest guys

[j41driver]

+1 on the A20. Best headset out there.

 

[Monster Buck]

Was in the same boat -
Had the 10, needed some work. Will be an Fo, don't commute. Considered fixing up the 10, UFM, then got so many good reviews on the 20 added that in- then I got to use one with Bluetooth for a trip -
Done, sold. $82/month for a year interest free. Own a business and have a young family- that Bluetooth is great for calls while setting up the next flight -and easily the best noise reduction and comfort out of the 3. Cord for music too.
Only drawbacks are it's size and can't use it on DHs.
I sold my 10 for $265- not bad for its age.
UFM - lots love it. Few FOs because of the cord position. In the end the quality just isn't great as it's a rigged up headset- I've heard that lots.
I've never regretted getting the 20 -

you mean the Bose a20's aviation headset correct

 

[waveflyer]

you mean the Bose a20's aviation headset correct

Yeah, I was in shorthand mode on that post.
The Bose a20 is great, esp with the blue tooth option.

 

[canyonblue]

+1 on the A20. Best headset out there.

+2. The Bose A20 is the best.

 

[j41driver]

Per SWAPA Safety email the Bose 15% discount program is available for the A20 again through January.

 

[Dizel8]

Even the biggest moron would know when the battery is starting to dye.

What color?

 

[Monster Buck]

last question I promise for the southwest guys, what percent would you say use noise canceling headsets of some sort over just regular telex's....about half? or almost everyone?

 

[RobZerbe]

Monster,

Probably just under half use the A20 or "some kind of noise cancelling headset" (the Telex is technically noise cancelling, it just isn't very good at it). A handful use the "ear spike" and I'd guess just over half use the Company provided Telex.

Another fan of the A20. Worth every dime.

 

[DougCorp-9]

Per SWAPA Safety email the Bose 15% discount program is available for the A20 again through January.

How do you get the discount?

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Someone posted that he liked QC-15 better than A20 because could listen to mp3 while deadheading. Isn't there a plug for A20 to listen to music/movies?

 

[737tanker]

From what I've been told there is a plug for the A20 so you can listen to music. However do you really want to sit in the back with a headset that has a boom mike attached. The U-Fly-Mike allows you to detach the boom mike and just have the headset.

 

[Benjamin Dover]

Oh. Gotcha. But sometimes I like to pull out pilot stuff like a hi chart and my old trusty E6B "whiz wheel" to impress my seat mates. Just think of the extra swag with a boom mike? Especially now during heavy migration season with the senior ladies to south Florida ... I'd be killing it!

 

[scoreboardII]

last question I promise for the southwest guys, what percent would you say use noise canceling headsets of some sort over just regular telex's....about half? or almost everyone?

1/2, but every7 month more and more are buying real noise cancelling technology, not some Walmart inspired headset from Telex.

 

[dicko]

1/2, but every7 month more and more are buying real noise cancelling technology, not some Walmart inspired headset from Telex.

Are all SWA 737s equipped with the hot microphone ? Does everybody use it, or do you end up having to flip up an earpiece to yell at each other.

Any thoughts, other than the obvious dangers of transmitting your personal theories on workplace coitus over a VHF frequency ..... ?

 

[j41driver]

Are all SWA 737s equipped with the hot microphone ? Does everybody use it, or do you end up having to flip up an earpiece to yell at each other.

Any thoughts, other than the obvious dangers of transmitting your personal theories on workplace coitus over a VHF frequency ..... ?

All of the NGs have a hot intercom switch on the yoke or on the audio panel. The Classics don't right now but there are ways around that.

All of the audio panels fleet wide are being changed out to the one with hot mic capability so they'll all have it soon.