"TSO Approved" Headsets

[dpneedham]

TSO'd has to do with two things:

1. Testing, testing, testing, at minimum temperatures, and maximum temperations, vibration levels, etc. If the unit makes it through the testing, it gets a TSO.

2. Insurace liability for the manufacturer, and higher levels of accountability. Translated, a higher price to the end consumer, you.

So you decide if a headset is something that should be tested, tested, and further tested, and whether that extra measure of testing is worth the extra cost.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

I'm hoping the UFlymike gets the TSO. So far I'm liking it the best for the CRJ (vs the Telex 850). I know the TSO isn't required, it would just be nice to not have to worry about it where ever you wanted to use it.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

You can probably get away without TSO headsets as long as you have a hand mic and overhead speaker.

Maybe, unless your SOP's say headsets will be worn until above 180.

 

[rightseatjocky]

I use Uflymike and love them and had a fed on my jump seat the other day. I just didn't let him see them and used company headsets for that flight. I do love them though. They are awesome.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

You can probably get away without TSO headsets as long as you have a hand mic and overhead speaker.

Nope! maybe 135, not 121, check yer regs!
PBR

 

[CA1900]

Whoops, wrong thread.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

The fed himself on my captain fed ride was wearing a uflymike, I'll leave it at that...

Read the regs sometime, the regs require a boom mic below 180000ft. The regs also say that the Fed is determines the headset they use. Start with 121.359 (g), work your way over to 121.305, take a whiff of 121.317(b), then slide over to 25.1457 and read em and weep.
PBR
Suks to be you, and wrong all at the same time!

 

[Vegaspilot99]

I use Uflymike and love them and had a fed on my jump seat the other day. I just didn't let him see them and used company headsets for that flight. I do love them though. They are awesome.

What about if your A/C doesn't have company provided headsets?? I'm not going to carry 2 around just in case. It'd be nice if the feds could be consistent...either we can use 'em or we can't.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Read the regs sometime, the regs require a boom mic below 180000ft. The regs also say that the Fed is determines the headset they use. Start with 121.359 (g), work your way over to 121.305, take a whiff of 121.317(b), then slide over to 25.1457 and read em and weep.
PBR
Suks to be you, and wrong all at the same time!

Ok, so I looked up all these regs and 121.359(g) and 25.1457 only refer to boom mikes and CVRs. The other two sections didn't even mention headsets anywhere that I saw (121.305 is instruments and 121.317(b) is No Smoke Sign/Fasten Seatbelt Sign usage). Anyhow in all these sections no where did it say anything whatsoever about TSO applicability or headsets needing/required to TSO'd. So where specifically does it state all headsets used in 121 ops must be TSO'd??? I don't see it anywhere and it's not required per the SKW FOM.

 

[Striptyler]

If not required now, i bet bose is pushing hard enough, that TSO'd headsets will be required soon.

It's a topic that has generated lots of interest, so i feel prety safe in saying the FAA will visit this and issue a rule