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How to Buy a Headset
Do you know that some pilots have actually tried dozens of aviation headsets and decided to own a few headsets? Pilots have found that each headset has advantages over the other depending on the type of flying. For example many instructors pushing the eight hour maximum daily FAA duty limit, seek comfort and noise reduction performance. Look. . . instructors have one goal in mind when instructing general aviation students – giving maximum instructional effort while keeping the fatigue factor down; which equals safety. And you might want to seriously consider safety as your primary headset performance goal. Therefore, when purchasing a headset use the following General Performance Chart;
| Performance Items | Avcomm | David Clark | Denali | FlightCom | Lightspeed | Sennheiser | Telex |
| DX Series | Several | HME 100 | ANR 150 | ||||
| Stratus | |||||||
| PNR Noise Reduction | 24 dB | 23 dB | 19-21 dB | 22 dB | 12 - 20 dB | 10-40 dB | 21 dB |
| ANR Noise Reduction | 24 dB | 24 dB | 19-21 dB | 14 -18 dB | 16 - 18 dB | N/A | 14 dB |
| Dual Volume Conrols | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Slide Cable | Yes | single |
| Headband Padding | 6 Individual | 1 Fabric pc. | 1 Leather | 1 Fabric pc. | Dual-Thick | 1 Vinyl Pc. | 5 pads |
| Headband Pressure (est.) | 8 N | 8.5 N | 7 N | 9 N | 6 N | 10 N | 8.5 N |
| Headband Adjustment | Knobs | Lock nuts | Slides | Lock nuts | Easy Slides | Wire Slides | Slides |
| Gel Seals | Yes | Optional | Leather | Available | N/A | Available | Standard |
| Foam Seals | N/A | Standard | Leather | Condor | 2 Inch Foam | Foam | Leatherette |
| Stereo Impediance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Weight | 13.4 /6 oz. | 16.5-19 oz. | 11-13.4 oz. | 17.6 oz. | 13 oz. | 12.3 oz. | 18oz. |
| Warranty - Factory | 5yrs. | 5yrs. | 3yrs. | 3yrs. | 3 and 5 yrs. | 10yrs. | 5yrs. |
Okay, so now you have in mind what you expect from you headset, so which one do you buy? Well take a look at the following models and see if they meet your requirements, it is that easy! Taka look at the David Clark H10-13.4, …..
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