Quiet Technologies Halo

[ccsmith51]

Originally Posted by Mel

How are you feeling?

Now THAT is funny!!

[RV8RIVETER]

Howdy Mel

I bought a halo when we started flying the -8. Wishing I would have bought them sooner. Jerry bought the Clarity since he was hoping to fly commuters. He loves the Clarity's too, but when I told him how much the Halo's were, he got a big sour look on his face.

[gmpaul]

I loved the comfort of my Halo head set. It was cool and had good noise dampening. Since I wear a hat instead of a hot cap, the Halos worked great. Now on the down side, which is probably due to my age: I can hear but cannot understand if there is background noise. The Halo did not suppress enough low HZ to let me understand a lot of controllers without constant repeating. I am trying a set of DRE 6000 which are anr. The anr seem to help since they cancel low HZ. The best thing to do is borrow a buddies and see if you like them. If I could hear better I would never go back to brain clamps.
G.P.

[Finley Atherton]

Bought the Halos years ago and tried them for a couple of months but have not worn them since. I find all that ear plug fitting is just too fiddly and in my opinion they are not as quiet as good ANR headsets.

Fin
9A

[Mel]

Thanks for all the Pireps.
Just talked to Phil and got 2 Halos ordered.

[jdeas]

Originally Posted by Louise Hose

P.S. I love our Halos but it did take me a couple of frustrated hours to get the right "buds" and bends to properly fit my head and ears. In addition, Phil's customer service is unsurpassed.

Same, but worth the effort.

[Mel]

I use that type of foam earplugs while mowing, tractor work and shooting, so I think I shouldn't have much difficulty getting used to them.

[Bud K]

We fly our -7 with Halos and love them. We can wear any hat we choose and don't have any interference with the canopy. 2 hr+ flights and you don't even realize that you have them on.

I tried my Halos while towing gliders the other day in a Pawnee and had to switch to my good old DC 'clamp on' units. My DC H10-30 provided better noise reduction in the noisy PA-25 cockpit. I may try different foam inserts in my Halos next time in the tow plane to see if there's any improvement. I will be bringing my DC unit with me, just in case.

[rv9aviator]

Hi Mel, I really really like my Halo but I still keep a David Clark set in the plane. I use the David Clark if I'm just going to fly for 30 minutes or so. It is just easier to throw on a regular headset than fitting the foam plugs in my ears. On longer trips the Halo is the only way to go. My hearing is not as good as it used to be and the Halo lets me hear better and more clear. You are going to love them.